Re: inaccurate translation on Bach Cantata website?
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Here is the source and the quote:
Chorale Melodies used in Bach's Vocal Works
Mein Augen schlie? ich jetzt in Gottes Namen zu | ?|??|? |
| Melody & Text: | ¡°Meinen Augen schlie? ich jetzt¡± (My eyes I will not close) is a devotional hymn in six 4-line stanzas of popular hymn writer??(1594-1648), published in the?Breslauer Gesangbuch?in 1644 to his associated melody (Zahn 1067). A prayer of thanks and acceptance, it is found in the NLGB as No. 210.??set it as a plain chorale,??(,?).
Source:??(William L. Hoffman,?December 14, 2017)
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On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 12:21:58 PM PDT, Mike Hall <h3m@...> wrote:
I¡¯ve now checked. Not sure where you found your typo. Here¡¯s what the site says: Chorale Texts used in Bach's Vocal Works?
Mein Augen schlie? ich jetzt in Gottes Namen zu
Text and Translation of Chorale | Ref. in hymnals/hymn books:?NLGB 210
Author:?(1644)?
Chorale Melody:??(Zahn 1067) |?Composer:??(1644)
Theme:?Evening; Devotion | Description: | ¡°Meinen Augen schlie? ich jetzt¡± (My eyes I will now close) is a devotional hymn in six 4-line stanzas of popular hymn writer??(1594-1648), published in the?Breslauer Gesangbuch?in 1644 to his associated melody (Zahn 1067). A prayer of thanks and acceptance, it is found in the NLGB as No. 210.??set it as a plain chorale,?. |
On May 17, 2024, at 11:55 AM, MT via groups.io <inotmark@...> wrote:
? I wonder how it could be an underlay when the number of syllables is different??? This is literally a line of text, in a discussion, not an underlay of lyrics associated with the music.
Perhaps the typo explanation is correct.? Does this forum reach the people in charge of maintaining the website?
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On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 11:40:06 AM PDT, Mike Hall <h3m@...> wrote:
Of course you¡¯re right.? I¡¯m guessing that ¡°not¡± is a typo for ¡°now.¡± This is an underlay translation, metrically adapted to the music, and the wonder is that these are often adequate.?
Mike Hall On May 16, 2024, at 11:33 PM, inotmark via groups.io <inotmark@...> wrote:
?I am not sure where to send this, but the website gave this list so:
I believe there is an error in translation on the Bach Cantata Website page for the chorale
Mein Augen schlie? ich jetzt in Gottes Namen zu
To whit:? ¡°Meinen Augen schlie? ich jetzt? (My eyes I will not close)"
Shouldn't that read? "I now close my eyes" (or more literally, "My eyes close I now")? .... in Gottes Namen zu
"My eyes I will not close in God's Name" does not strike me as something Bach would say.
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