Upon the festival of the rosary | For Thee, oh loveliest blossom of Heaven

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Dir, o schönste Himmelsblüthe

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Latin

Our translations: ENG

Dir, o schönste Himmelsblüthe,
Jungfrau, Mutter reich an Güte,
Flecht' ich einen Rosenkranz!
Süßer als des Lenzes Blume
Duftet er von deinem Ruhme,
Strahlt in reinem Perlenglanz.

Sei gegrüsst, o Saronsrose,
Die aus königlichem Schooße,
Makellos hervorgeblüht!
Steh', o Hochgebenedeite,
Allzeit schützend uns zur Seite,
Wenn des Feindes Grimm erglüht.

Sei gegrüsst, du Thron der Tugend!
Hilf dem Alter, schirm' die Jugend!
Steh' uns bei im letzten Streit!
Daß wir mit den Engeln droben
Den Dreieinen ewig loben,
Der zur Mutter dich geweiht.

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Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Latin by St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091 - 1153) [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Auf das Rosenkranzfest", published 1880 [ satb chorus ], from Ave Maria, no. 6, Regensburg: J.Georg Boessenecker [sung text checked 1 time]
by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Dir, o schönste Himmelsblüthe", op. 61e no. 1 [ satb chorus and organ ], from Vier Marienlieder, no. 1, Lippstadt: Kistner & Siegel & Co. [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Upon the festival of the rosary", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Bertram Kottmann , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2020-07-14
Line count: 18
Word count: 83

Upon the festival of the rosary

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

For Thee, oh loveliest blossom of Heaven,
Virgin, Mother, full of charity,
I weave a wreath of roses!
Sweeter than the flowers of spring
Is it perfumed by Thy glory,
Does it gleam in pure pearly splendour.

Hail, oh Rose of Sharon,
Which from a noble womb
Bloomed forth without blemish!
Always remain, oh supremely blessed One,
Protectingly at our side
When the flame of the foe's fury is fanned.

Hail, Thou throne of virtue!
Help the aged, protect the young!
Support us in the last battle!
So that with the angels on high, we may
Praise the Trinity in all eternity,
That consecrated Thee as a mother.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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Based on:

a text in Latin by St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091 - 1153) [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2020-07-14
Line count: 18
Word count: 108