Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
General information
Author: Anonymous, before 1500, first appearing in a 15th-century manuscript from the Carthusian Monastery of St Alban, in Trier, Germany, that is now preserved in the Trier City Library". It appeared in print in 1599.
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Settings by composers
- Hugo Distler SATB
- Herbert Howells (Catherine Winkworth translation) SATB, w/ baritone solo
- Michael Praetorius SATB
- Melchior Vulpius 4 equal voices or SATB
Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above
- Louis Hoofd — Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
- Jorge Moreira — Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
- Traditional — Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Text and translations
German text Es ist ein Ros entsprungen 3 Das Blümelein so kleine, das duftet uns so süß,
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English translation A Spotless Rose is blowing, sprung from a tender root,
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English translation 1 Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming from tender stem hath sprung! The shepherds heard the story proclaimed by angels bright,
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Dutch translation 1 Er is een roos ontsprongen, uit ene wortelstam, |
French translation 1 Dans une étable obscure sous le ciel étoilé |
Portuguese translation 1. A flor anunciada, nasceu-nos de Jessé. |
Swedish translation 1 Det är en ros utsprungen av Davids rot och stam; |
Latin translation 1 Flos de radice Jesse est natus hodie. |
Polish translation 1 Cudowna różdżka wzrosła, gałązka bardzo mdła. |
Spanish translation 1 Sobre la noche reina la luz de tu esplendor; |
External links
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