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by Guido Moritz Görres (1805 - 1852)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wir schmücken Dir
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wir schmücken Dir 
Dein golden Haar 
Mit Rosenzier 
Und Lilien klar. 

Und rings die Luft 
Durchwürzen wir  
Mit Weihrauchduft 
Maria!  Dir.  

Und Dir soll sein 
Ein Ehrenkranz 
Mit hellem Schein 
Der Kerzenglanz.

Maria mild!  
Im Staube hier, 
Vor Deinem Bild, 
Da knieen wir. 

Und aus der Brust 
Der Kinder all 
Erklingt mit Lust 
Der Lieder Schall. 

Mit Lust erklingt 
Der Lieder Chor, 
[Ihr Herz sich schwingt]1
Zur Dir empor. 

Zu Dir hinan, 
Maria rein! 
O nimm es an 
Und weih es ein.

Du lichter Stern! 
O mach' es klar, 
Und bring's dem Herrn 
Zum Opfer dar. 

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   Anonymous 

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Confirmed with Guido Moritz Görres, Marienlieder zur Feier der Maiandacht: zweite, um dreißig Lieder vermehrte Ausgabe, München: Verlag der literarisch-artistischen Anstalt, 1844, pages 34 - 36.

1 The anonymous composer: "Das Herz schwingt sich"

Text Authorship:

  • by Guido Moritz Görres (1805 - 1852), "Opfergesang", appears in Marienlieder: zur Feier der Mai-andacht [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 Johann Kaspar Aiblinger (1779 - 1867), "Opfergesang" [ vocal duet for female voices with organ or piano ], from Marienlieder, in Musik gesetzt für zwei und mehrere Singstimmen mit Begleitung des Pianoforte oder der Orgel, in 8 Heften, no. 4, Stuttgart: J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Opfergesang", published 1880 [ satb chorus ], from Ave Maria, no. 8, Regensburg: J.Georg Boessenecker [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Franz Xaver Lieb , "Opfergesang", op. 6 no. 2 [ vocal duet for female voices and organ ], Offenbach am Main: Johann André [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Julius Joseph Maier (1821 - 1889), "Wir schmücken dir dein golden Haar", op. 9 no. 3, published c1858 [ vocal trio for 2 sopranos and alto ], from Marienlieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • possibly by Matthäus Nagiller (1815 - 1874), "Marienlied" [ vocal duet with organ ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Josef Alois Schubiger (1815 - 1888), as P. Anselm Schubiger, O. S. B., "Opfergesang", published 1857 [ chorus a cappella ], from Marienrosen: eine Sammlung mehrstimmiger Lieder ohne Begleitung, no. 14, Einseideln: Gebrüder Karl und Nikolaus Benziger [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2020, (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: 2020-06-20
Line count: 32
Word count: 97

We garland
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
We garland 
Thy golden hair
With the adornment of roses
And limpid lilies,

And the air all about
We fill
With the scent of incense, 
Mary, for Thee!

And for Thee there shall be 
A wreath of honour
With the bright shining 
Of radiant candles.

Mary mild, 
Here in the dust
Before Thy image,
There we kneel.

And from the breasts
Of all the children
The sound of songs 
Rings forth with joy.

The choir of songs 
Rings out with joy,
[Their hearts soar]1
Upward toward Thee.

Upward to Thee, 
Mary pure!
Oh accept [each heart]2
And consecrate it.

Thou bright star!
Oh make it limpid
And bring it to the Lord
As an offering!

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Translations of title(s):
"Marienlied" = "Song for Mary"
"Opfergesang" = "Offering song"
"Wir schmücken dir dein golden Haar" = "We garland Thy golden hair"

1 The anonymous composer: "The heart soars"
2 The anonymous composer: "it"

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Guido Moritz Görres (1805 - 1852), "Opfergesang", appears in Marienlieder: zur Feier der Mai-andacht
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This text was added to the website: 2020-07-16
Line count: 32
Word count: 117

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