Song for the wedding ceremony - prayer (Text: Martin Hummel) (1980)
for voice and organ
for Margret and Florian for their wedding on 25 May 1980
Voice, organ
Duration: 3 minutes
Martin Hummel | Josef Trompke
Title: Wedding song (prayer) - Length: 3 pages - Date: 24 May 80 - Storage location:
Carus CV 92,440
Gebet
Lass uns das Glück aus deinen Händen nehmen
Und uns für alles Helle dankbar sein.
Lass uns in Eintracht zueinander stehen,
bricht über uns lichtlose Nacht herein.
Gib uns den Mut, nach bess'rer Welt zu streben
Mit Liebe, Freude und mit Zuversicht.
Lehr' uns die Kunst, einander zu vergeben,
wenn Stolz und Hochmut auch dagegen spricht.
Lass uns das Sein in deinem Namen leben
Und wenn du meinst es endet unsre Zeit,
So lass es uns in deine Hände legen,
nur dankend, nur voll Dankbarkeit.
Martin Hummel
Prayer
Let us take happiness from your hands
And let us be grateful for all that is bright.
Let us stand together in unity,
when the lightless night falls upon us.
Give us the courage to strive for a better world
With love, joy and confidence.
Teach us the art of forgiving one another,
even when pride and arrogance speak against it.
Let us live our existence in your name
And when you think our time is ending,
Let us place it in your hands,
only with thanks, only with gratitude.
Martin Hummel
The profound text "Laß uns das Glück aus deinen Händen nehmen" by Martin Hummel was given an appropriate setting by Bertold Hummel: the wide-ranging melodic line of the voice rises on the harmonically varied sound surface of the accompanying instrument. An airy, moving middle section alternates with the sustained alla breve section, which forms the formal framework as the opening and closing sections. A rewarding task for soloists who do not want to offer the usual "Wedding Ave".
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