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Fromme Pilger zieh'n nach Rom, Sandeln an den Füssen, Wollen in Sankt Peters Dom Ihre Sünden büssen. Über's Meer zum heil'gen Grab Wallen reuig andre; Ich mit meinem Pilgerstab Weiss, wohin ich wandre. Muschelhut und Kirchenfahn' Mögen andre tragen, Und den Papst im Vatican Brauch' ich nicht zu plagen. Denn ein wunderthätig Bild Weiss ich aufzufinden. Schaut es an mich engelmild, Alle Leiden schwinden. Viel aus seinem Gnadenschatz Hab' ich schon bekommen. Meiner Sünden Hälfte hat's Liebreich übernommen. Gar zu gern herausgebracht Hätt' ich noch das Eine: Ob's auch andre selig macht, Oder mich alleine.
Confirmed with Rudolf Baumbach, Spielmannslieder, Leipzig: A. G. Liebeskind, 1883, pages 11 - 12.
Authorship
- by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Das Gnadenbild ", appears in Spielmannslieder [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 Alfred Honndorf (1870 - 1919), "Das Gnadenbild", op. 20 (Sechs Männerchöre) no. 4, published 1896 [ ttbb chorus ], Leipzig: Vormeyer [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig Sauer (1861 - 1940), "Das Gnadenbild", op. 14 (Vier Gedichte für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1895 [ medium voice and piano ], Pforzheim, Haug [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The miraculous image", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2018-07-01
Line count: 24
Word count: 95
Pious pilgrims travel to Rome, Sandals upon their feet; In the cathedral of St. Peter's They wish to atone for their sins. Across the sea to the holy grave Others journey with repenting; I with my walking staff, I know whither I wander. Others may wear a cockle hat And carry the flag of the church, And I do not need to bother The pope in the Vatican. For I know where to find A miraculous image. When it gazes upon me with angelic mildness All my sufferings vanish. I have already received much From its trove of mercy. The half of my sins it has Lovingly taken upon itself. I would only too gladly Figure out one thing yet: If it also provides salvation to others, Or to me alone.
Translator's note for line 3-1: A cockle hat is a wide-brimmed hat adorned with a cockle shell worn by pilgrims to the shrine of St. James of Compostela in Spain.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Das Gnadenbild ", appears in Spielmannslieder
This text was added to the website: 2020-01-14
Line count: 24
Word count: 131