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Drei Könige wandern aus Morgenland; Ein Sternlein führt sie zum Jordanstrand. In Juda fragen und forschen die drei, Wo der neugeborene König sei? Sie wollen Weihrauch, Myrrhen und Gold Dem Kinde spenden zum Opfersold. Und hell erglänzet des Sternes Schein: Zum Stalle gehen die Kön'ge ein; Das Knäblein schaun sie wonniglich, Anbetend neigen die Könige sich; Sie bringen Weihrauch, Myrrhen und Gold Zum Opfer dar dem Knäblein hold. O Menschenkind! halte treulich Schritt! Die Kön'ge wandern, o wandre mit! Der Stern der Liebe, der Gnade Stern Erhelle dein Ziel, so du suchst den Herrn, Und fehlen Weihrauch, Myrrhen und Gold, Schenke dein Herz dem Knäblein hold!
Authorship
- by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874) [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 Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Die Könige", op. 8 no. 3 (1856), published 1871 [voice and piano], from Weihnachtslieder, no. 3, Leipzig, Fritzsch [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "The Kings", copyright ©
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , title 1: "I Re", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (H. N. Bate) , title 1: "The three kings"
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Line count: 18
Word count: 106
Tre Re vengono dall'oriente; una stella li guida verso le rive del Giordano. In Giudea domandano a tutti, dove è il Re appena nato? Vogliono offrire in dono al Bambino oro, incenso e mirra. E chiara splende la luce della stella: alla stalla arrivano i Re; guardano il Bambinello con tenerezza, pregando si inchinano i Re; portano oro, incenso e mirra in dono al dolcissimo Bambino. O creatura umana! Sia fedele il tuo passo! I re camminano, vai con loro! La stella dell'amore, la stella della Grazia rischiari la tua meta, così che tu cerchi il Signore, e se non hai oro, incenso e mirra, dona il tuo cuore al dolcissimo bambino!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2011 by Amelia Maria Imbarrato, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)
This text was added to the website: 2011-01-07
Line count: 18
Word count: 112