by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The Fader of Heven
Language: English
Available translation(s): DUT
The fader of heven god omnypotent. That sett all on seven, his son has he sent. My name couth he neven and lyght or he went. I conceyuyd hym full even thrugh myght as he ment, And now is he borne. he kepe you fro wo! I shall pray hym so; Tell furth as ye go, And myn on this morne.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, first published c1475 [author's text not yet checked 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 Peter Maxwell Davies (1934 - 2016), "The Fader of Heven" [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lidy van Noordenburg) , "De hemelse vader", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Lidy van Noordenburg
This text was added to the website: 2010-04-05
Line count: 13
Word count: 61