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Veni, creator spiritus, mentes tuorum visita; imple superna gratia, quae tu creasti pectora. Qui Paraclitus diceris, donum Dei altissimi, fons vivus, ignis, caritas, et spiritalis unctio. Infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti; accende lumen sensibus, infunde amorem cordibus. Hostem repellas longius, pacemque dones protinus; ductore sic te praevio vitemus omne pessimum. Tu septiformis munere, dexterae paternae digitus; Per te sciamus da Patrem, noscamus Filium, spiritum credamus omni tempore. Da gaudiorum praemia, da gratiarum munera; dissolve litis vincula, adstringe pacis foedera. Gloria Patri Domino, Deo sit gloria et Filio natoque, qui a mortuis surrexit, ac Paraclito in saeculorum saecula.
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It is based on
- a text in Latin by Rabanus Maurus Magnentius, Archbishop of Mainz (c784 - 856), Pentecost hymn
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911), "Hymnus: Veni, creator spiritus", 1907 [solo voices, augmented orchestra, double mixed chorus, and boys' chorus], from Symphony No. 8, no. 1 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) DUT ENG LAT ; composed by Hans Gál.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Franz Werfel (1890 - 1945) DUT ENG LAT ; composed by Carl Orff.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Vine, Esperit Creador", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Salvador Pila) , "Come, Creator Spirit", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Komm, Geist, Erschaffer, Lebensluft", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Inno: Vieni, Spirito creatore", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-31
Line count: 30
Word count: 98
Komm, Geist, Erschaffer, Lebensluft erfülle uns mit Deinem Duft; der Du erwirktest unser Sein, gieß' Gnad' in uns're Herzen ein. Fürsprecher, Beistand wirst genannt, als Gottesgabe uns gesandt. Licht, Leben, Liebe aus Dir quillt, der Seelen salbt, mit Geist erfüllt. Dem Leib, in seiner Dürftigkeit, verleihe Stärke, allezeit; Dein Geist durchglühe unser Sein, in unser Herz flöß' Liebe ein. Treib weg von uns der Feinde Schar den Frieden stetig uns bewahr; führ' uns, auf dass durch Dein Geleit wir meiden alle Schlechtigkeit. Der siebenfache Gaben schenkt, der Finger Gottes, der uns lenkt, und uns, vom Vater zugedacht, im Wort Erkenntnis hat gebracht. In Deinem Wirken, Heil'ger Geist, sich Vater und auch Sohn erweist: Du gehst von beiden aus. Für wahr lasst uns dies halten immerdar. Gewähre uns Glückseligkeit, erweise uns Barmherzigkeit; vom Strick des Streites uns befrei, das Band des Friedens uns verleih. Lobsingt dem Herrn im höchsten Ton lobsingt dem eingebor'nen Sohn, dem Todbezwinger, Schöpfergeist: In alle Ewigkeit sie preist. Amen.
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- Translation from Latin to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2007 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in Latin by Not Applicable [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Rabanus Maurus Magnentius, Archbishop of Mainz (c784 - 856), Pentecost hymn
This text was added to the website: 2007-06-04
Line count: 33
Word count: 162