by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

Simeon
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG ITA
Das Knäblein nach acht Tagen
  Ward gen Jerusalem
Zum Gotteshaus getragen
  Vom Stall in Bethlehem.
Da kommt ein Greis geschritten,
  Der fromme Simeon,
Er nimmt in Tempels Mitten
  Vom Mutterarm den Sohn.
Vom Angesicht des Alten
  Ein Strahl der Freude bricht,
Er preiset Gottes Walten
  Weissagungsvoll und spricht:
"Nun lässest du in Frieden,
  Herr, deinen Diener gehn,
Da du mir noch beschieden,
  Den Heiland anzusehn,
Den du der Welt gesendet,
  Daß er dem Heidenthum
Des Lichtes Helle spendet
  Zu Deines Volkes Ruhm!"
Mit froh [erstaunten]1 Sinnen
  Vernimmt's der Eltern Paar,
Dann tragen sie von hinnen
  Das Knäblein wunderbar.

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Confirmed with Peter Cornelius, Gedichte, eingeleitet von Adolf Stern, Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt Nachfolger, 1890, page 142.

1 Cornelius: "erstauntem"

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  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Simeon", copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (Elsa Ebertz) , "Simeon"
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Simeone", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 99

Simeon
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
After eight days,the baby boy
was carried to Jerusalem,
to the house of God,
from the stall in Bethlehem.
There comes striding an old man,
the pious Simeon;
in the middle of the temple he takes
the son from his mother's arms.
From the face of the old man
beams bright joy;
he praises God's ways,
full of prophecy, and says:
"Now, permit your servant
to depart in peace, Lord,
for you have allowed
me to see the Saviour,
whom you sent into the world
to bestow upon the Gentiles
the brightness of your light,
to the glory of your people!"
With happily astonished minds,
the pair of parents listen,
then leave, carrying away
the wondrous infant boy.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 118