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O meine schönste Hoffnung, O meine süße Liebe, Mein Leben und mein Friede! Maria! sei gegrüßt. Wenn Deiner ich gedenke Maria! meine Sonne: So wird von Lust und Wonne Mein Herz mir ganz entrückt. Wenn sündig ein Gedanke Der Seele Frieden störet, So flieht er, wenn [sie]1 höret Den heil'gen Namen Dein. In diesem Meer des Lebens Bist Du der Stern, der helle, Der sicher durch die Welle, Mein Seelenschifflein führt. In Deines Mantels Schirme, Erwählte mir vor Allen, Laß mich durchs Leben wallen Und sei im Tod mein Trost. Damit wenn einst, Maria! Mein Leben hier sich endet, In Lieb zu Dir gewendet Der Himmel mich empfängt. Umschließ mein Herz mit Ketten, Es trägt danach Verlangen; Damit von Lieb gefangen Ich treu Dir immer sei. So ist mein Herz, Maria! Nicht mein, es ist das Deine; O nimm es hin, Du Reine, Und schenk es meinem Gott.
Confirmed with Marienlieder zur Feier der Maiandacht gedichtet von Guido Görres Rom im Mai 1842, Zweite , um dreißig Lieder vermehrte Ausgabe, München: [no publisher given], 1844, pages 16-18.
1 The anonymous composer: "er"Authorship
- by Guido Moritz Görres (1805 - 1852), "O meine schönste Hoffnung", subtitle: "(Vierter Mai.)", appears in Marienlieder [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Alfonso di Liguori, Saint (1696 - 1787) [text unavailable]
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 , "O meine schönste Hoffnung!", published 1880 [ satb chorus ], from Ave Maria, no. 10, Regensburg: J.Georg Boessenecker [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Oh my loveliest hope", subtitle: "(The fourth of May.)", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-06-08
Line count: 32
Word count: 148
Oh my loveliest hope, Oh my sweet love, My life and my peace! Mary! I hail Thee. When I think of Thee, Mary! my sun: My heart is completely enraptured By joy and delight. If a thought sinfully Disturbs the peace of my soul, It flees, when [my soul]1 hears Thy Holy Name. In this sea of life Thou art the star, the bright one, That leads the ship of the soul Safely through the waves. In the protection of Thy cloak, Thou whom I choose before all others, Let me make my pilgrimage through life And be my comfort in death. So that when once, Mary! My life here comes to an end, Turned toward Thee in love Heaven may receive me. Encircle my heart with chains, It yearns for that; So that captured by love I always remain true to Thee. Thus is my heart, Mary! Not mine, it is Thine; Oh accept it, Thou pure one, And present it to my God.
Subtitle: "(The fourth of May.)"
View original text (without footnotes)1 The anonymous composer: "it"
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Guido Moritz Görres (1805 - 1852), "O meine schönste Hoffnung", subtitle: "(Vierter Mai.)", appears in Marienlieder
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Alfonso di Liguori, Saint (1696 - 1787) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2020-06-08
Line count: 32
Word count: 165