Let, like the smoke of an offering

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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Laßt, wie Opferrauch

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Laßt, wie Opferrauch, 
Süß im Morgenhauch, 
Laßt die Gesänge steigen, 
Daß unserm wonniglichen Flehn, 
Die droben an der Pforte stehn, 
Die Wächter hold ihr Ohr herunterneigen!

Höchste Liebe du, 
Sprich selbst dein 'Ja' dazu, 
Sprich in ihr Herz dein Amen! 
Nimm sie in deine fromme Hut, 
Gib Frieden, Freude, guten Mut! 
In deine Hände, [Herr, zeichne]¹ diese Namen!  --  

Genug!  Zur Stunde fällt ihr Los, 
Es fällt und liegt in Gottes Schoß.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• G. Jenner

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Confirmed with Mörikes Werke in vier Teilen, erster Teil, ed. by August Leffson, Berlin: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., 1908, pages 222 - 223.

¹ Jenner: "Herr, Herr, zeichne"

Text Authorship:

by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Kirchengesang zur Trauung von D. Fr. Strauß' Tochter", written 1855 [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 Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Trauungsgesang", op. 10, published 1915 [ voice and piano or organ ], Leipzig: Klemm [sung text checked 1 time]
by Ernst Friedrich Kauffmann (1803 - 1856), "Kirchengesang zu einer Trauung" [ satb chorus, mixed chorus, and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2021-08-22
Line count: 14
Word count: 72

Let, like the smoke of an offering

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Let, like the smoke of an offering,
Sweetly in the breath of morning,
Let the songs rise up,
That to our blissful petitioning
Those who stand at the gateway on high,
The watchmen, propitiously incline their ears!

Thou highest love,
Speak Thy 'Yea' to [our petition],
Speak Thy Amen into their hearts!
Take them into Thy divine protection,
Grant peace, happiness, good courage!
Into Thy hands, [Lord, inscribe]¹ these names! --

Enough! Their lot is cast at this hour,
It is cast and lies in the lap of God.

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Translations of title(s):
"Kirchengesang zu einer Trauung" = "Hymn for a wedding"
"Kirchengesang zur Trauung von D. Fr. Strauß' Tochter" = "Hymn for the wedding of D. Fr. Strauß's daughter"
"Trauungsgesang" = "Wedding song"

¹ Jenner: "Lord, Lord, inscribe "

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Kirchengesang zur Trauung von D. Fr. Strauß' Tochter", written 1855
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This text was added to the website: 2024-06-05
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Word count: 89