by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)
Translation © by Amelia Maria Imbarrato

Simeon
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG ITA
Das Knäblein nach acht Tagen
  Ward gen Jerusalem
Zum Gotteshaus getragen
  Vom Stall in Bethlehem.
Da kommt ein Greis geschritten,
  Der fromme Simeon,
Er nimmt in Tempels Mitten
  Vom Mutterarm den Sohn.
Vom Angesicht des Alten
  Ein Strahl der Freude bricht,
Er preiset Gottes Walten
  Weissagungsvoll und spricht:
"Nun lässest du in Frieden,
  Herr, deinen Diener gehn,
Da du mir noch beschieden,
  Den Heiland anzusehn,
Den du der Welt gesendet,
  Daß er dem Heidenthum
Des Lichtes Helle spendet
  Zu Deines Volkes Ruhm!"
Mit froh [erstaunten]1 Sinnen
  Vernimmt's der Eltern Paar,
Dann tragen sie von hinnen
  Das Knäblein wunderbar.

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Confirmed with Peter Cornelius, Gedichte, eingeleitet von Adolf Stern, Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt Nachfolger, 1890, page 142.

1 Cornelius: "erstauntem"

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  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Simeon", copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (Elsa Ebertz) , "Simeon"
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Simeone", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 99

Simeone
Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Il bimbo di otto giorni 
fu portato a Gerusalemme 
alla casa di Dio 
dalla stalla di Betlemme. 
Là venne un vecchio venerando, 
il pio Simeone, 
che prese in mezzo al tempio 
il Bambino dalle braccia della madre. 
Dal volto del vegliardo 
venne fuori un raggio di gioia, 
egli lodò la bontà 
di Dio e profeticamente disse: 
"Ora lascia andare in pace, 
Signore, il Tuo servo, 
ora che mi hai concesso 
di vedere il Salvatore, 
che Tu hai mandato al mondo, 
perché doni ai pagani 
lo splendore della luce, 
per gloria del Suo popolo!" 
Con lieto stupore ascoltarono 
queste parole i genitori, 
poi portarono via di là 
il bellissimo Bambino.

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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-07
Line count: 24
Word count: 109