C'è un calice nella cappella

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by (Heinrich) Ludwig Theodor Giesebrecht (1792 - 1873)

Translation © by Amelia Maria Imbarrato

Es steht ein Kelch in der Kapelle

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ITA

Es steht ein Kelch in der Kapelle, 
neu, goldig, hell, auf dem Altar; 
auch das Metall brach an der Stelle, 
wo ich gehauen Jahr um Jahr.

Seh' ich es nun in Pfarrers Händen, 
und Alt' und Junge um ihn her, 
seh' ich ihn Gottesgnaden spenden, 
fühl' ich mich priesterlich wie er.

Und wenn ich selber vor ihm stehe, 
das Sacrament in Sinn und Herz, 
dann blick' ich auf den Kelch und flehe:
verkläre mich wie dieses Erz !

Text Authorship:

by (Heinrich) Ludwig Theodor Giesebrecht (1792 - 1873) [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 Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Es steht ein Kelch in der Kapelle", op. 39 no. 4 (1839), from Der Bergmann, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

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ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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C'è un calice nella cappella

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)

C'è un calice nella cappella,
nuovo, d'oro, chiaro, sull'altare;
anche questo metallo è venuto fuori dal luogo
dove scavo da anni e anni.
 
Quando lo vedo nelle mani del sacerdote,
e vecchi e giovani gli stanno intorno,
e lo vedo offrire la grazia di Dio,
mi sento consacrato come lui.
 
E quando io stesso gli sto davanti,
col Sacramento in mente e in cuore,
guardo il calice e prego:
trasfigurami come questo metallo!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by (Heinrich) Ludwig Theodor Giesebrecht (1792 - 1873)
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This text was added to the website: 2011-02-28
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Word count: 73