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Herr Jesu Christ, den sie gekrönt mit Dornen, Beschütze die Geburt des hier Gebor'nen. Und [sei's]1 dein Will', lass sein Geschlecht zugleich Lang herrschen [noch in diesem]2 Königreich. Und alles, was geschieht in seinem Namen, Sei dir zu Ruhm und Preis und Ehre, Amen.
Confirmed with: Rose und Distel, Poesien aus England und Schottland, übertragen von Giesbert Freiherrn Vincke, Dessau, Druck und Verlag von Gebrüder Katz, 1853, page 30.
1 Schumann: "sei's"2 Raff: "über dieses"
3 Raff, Schumann: "zu"
4 Raff, Schumann: "Ehre"
Authorship
- by Gisbert, Freiherr von Vincke (1813 - 1892), "Nach der Geburt ihres Sohnes", subtitle: "Von Maria Stuart. Schottisch", appears in Rose und Distel, Poesien aus England und Schottland, first published 1853 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist and misattributed to Mary, Queen of Scots (1542 - 1586)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by (Joseph) Joachim Raff (1822 - 1882), "Nach der Geburt ihres Sohnes", op. 172 no. 9 (1875), from Maria Stuart, ein Cyklus von Gesängen, no. 9. [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Nach der Geburt ihres Sohnes", op. 135 no. 2 (1852), published 1855 [voice and piano], from Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart, no. 2, Leipzig, Siegel [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Na de geboorte van haar zoon", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "After the birth of her son", subtitle: "By Mary Stuart. [original in] Scottish [sic].", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Après la naissance de son fils", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Ted Perry , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
Text added to the website: 2003-11-08 00:00:00
Last modified: 2015-02-03 19:50:30
Line count: 6
Word count: 44
Seigneur Jésus-Christ, toi qu'ils ont couronné d'épines, Protège la naissance de ce nouveau-né, Et si c'est ta volonté, qu'aussi sa descendance Règne longtemps sur de royaume, Et que tout ce qui est fait en ton nom Le soit pour ta gloire, ta louange et ton honneur, Amen.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Gisbert, Freiherr von Vincke (1813 - 1892), "Nach der Geburt ihres Sohnes", subtitle: "Von Maria Stuart. Schottisch", appears in Rose und Distel, Poesien aus England und Schottland, first published 1853
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist and misattributed to Mary, Queen of Scots (1542 - 1586)
Text added to the website: 2013-12-01 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:05:24
Line count: 6
Word count: 47