On the Mount of Olives | On the Mount of Olives he prayed to his Father

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Translation © by Laura Stanfield Prichard

In monte Oliveti oravit ad Patrem

Language: Latin

Our translations: DUT ENG FRE

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In monte Oliveti oravit ad Patrem:
Pater, si fieri potest,
transeat a me calix iste;
spiritus quidem promptus est,
caro autem infirma.
Fiat voluntas tua.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• N. Jommelli • F. Schubert

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Confirmed with Corpus Antiphonalium Officii Vol. IV Responsaria, Versus, Hymni et Varia. Editio Critica. Editum a Renato-Joanne Hesbert Monacho Solesmensi. Casa Editrice Herder - Roma 1970, page 231 (CAO number 6916).

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by Bible or other Sacred Texts , no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Niccolò Jommelli (1714 - 1774), "In monte oliveti" [ satb chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "In monte Oliveti", op. posth. 113 no. 2, D 696 no. 2 (1820), published 1829 [ satb chorus a cappella ], from Sechs Antiphonen zur Palmweihe am Palmsonntag, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Op de Olijfberg"
ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "On the Mount of Olives ", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Au mont des Oliviers", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-11-06
Line count: 6
Word count: 25

On the Mount of Olives

Language: English after the Latin

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On the Mount of Olives he prayed to his Father:
Father, if it be possible,
let this cup pass from me.
The spirit is indeed willing,
but the flesh is weak:
let your will be done.

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Translation from Latin to English copyright © 2016 by Laura Stanfield Prichard, (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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This text was added to the website: 2016-05-19
Line count: 6
Word count: 36