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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: Nun's Chorus & Laura's Song

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1958 "Casanova" by Johann Strauss

A kind YT member from Switzerland "Pharaorot" has provided us with the German words. These are followed by my effort to make a free translation into singable English. (July 2009)

Nonnenchor:
Oh Madonna auf uns sieh !
Schirm, du Himmlische, uns're Pfade,
Betend beugen wir das Knie,
Schenk uns Gnade ! heilige Marie !

Laura:
O Marie, wie entflieh' ich
Dem Kloster und dem Schleier ?
Huldvoll sei, schick' herbei
Mir noch heute den Befreier !
Auf dem Hauptaltar
Bring ich Rosen dar,
Dir zum Dank, dir zum Gruss,
Tu ein Wunder, tu's !

Nonnenchor und Laura zusammen:
Laura:
Du, mein Geliebter, komm, hilf mir !
Ich ruf zu dir, rett mich von hier,
Hör mein Gebet, eh' es zu spät.
Ach, hilf, du Maria !

Nonnenchor:
O Marie, segne sie, nimmt sie heut'
den Nonnenschleier, huldvoll sei.
Komm, und weih' deine Magd bei
frommer Feier mit Gebet und Buss.

Laura:
Sieh, auf dem Hauptaltar
Bring' ich Rosen dar
Dir zum Dank, dir zum Gruss,
Tu's Maria tu's.
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Nun's chorus:
Oh Madonna, hear our plea,
Guard our path with heaven's protection.
We in prayer now bend our knee,
Grant us mercy, Holy Marie !

Laura:
O Marie, set me free
From these cloistered walls and veil.
Pity me, let me see
Him who'll come to rescue me.
To our altar high
Roses I bring nigh,
Thanks and greetings there for you.
Make my wish come true.

Nuns and Laura together:
Laura:
You, O loved one, come, help me,
From here save me, I ask of thee.
Hear my prayer, before too late,
Oh, help me, Maria !

Nuns:
O Marie, blessed be,
Lift away her convent veil
Your mercy show, on her bestow
Her wish with pious prayer to you.

Laura:
Look to our altar high
Roses I bring nigh
Grateful thanks I give to you
Make my wish come true.
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: Nun's Chorus & Laura's Song

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  • what they say?

    what they say?

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  • lovat55 no the prog ...

    lovat55 no the prog was called down your way on sunday afternoons with richard dimbleby i did listen to the 100 best tunes too but in later years down your way was in the mid forties

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  • Elisabeth ...

    Elisabeth Schwarzkopf has a haunting voice and a natural beauty.She has all of Gods gifts and i think,more.Bernd

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  • No one can come ...

    No one can come close to Elisabeth when anything German is sung. Beauty, class and talent.

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  • bingcro if you are ...

    bingcro if you are from the UK I wonder whether the programme you listened to , as I did, was Your Hundred Best Tunes on a Sunday night after dinner ?............brilliant

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