Madonna
Language:
German
Steig, o Mutter aller Schmerzen,
Auf den Altar meiner Verse!
Blut aus deinen magren Brusten
Hat des Schwertes Wut vergossen.
Deine ewig frischen Wunden
Gleichen Augen, rot und offen.
Steig, o Mutter aller Schmerzen,
Auf den Altar meiner Verse!
In den abgezehrten Händen
Hältst du deines Sohnes Leiche.
Ihn zu zeigen aller Menschheit -
Doch der Blick der Menschen meidet
Dich, o Mutter aller Schmerzen!
Authorship
Based on
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text),
listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):
Date added to the website: 2003-11-16.
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Madonna
Language:
Italian
Sali, o Madre di tutti i dolori,
sull'altare dei miei versi!
Sangue, dai tuoi seni avvizziti,
ha versato furore di spada.
Le tue sempre vive ferite
sono come occhi rossi e sbarrati.
Sali, o Madre di tutti i dolori,
sull'altare dei miei versi!
Nelle Tue mani consunte,
tieni il corpo morto del figlio,
per mostrarlo all'umanità intera -
Ma lo sguardo degli uomini ti evita,
o Madre di tutti i dolori!
Authorship
Translation from German to Italian copyright © 2009 by Ferdinando Albeggiani (f (DOT) albeggiani (AT) gmail (DOT) com), (re)printed on this website with kind permission. Please contact the copyright-holder when requesting permission to reprint.
Based on
Based on
Date added to the website: 2009-11-02.
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