Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen
"Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen" | |
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Lutheran hymn | |
Text | by Daniel Rumpius |
Language | German |
Melody | by Michael Praetorius |
Composed | 1609 |
Published | 1587 |
"Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen" (The morning star is risen) is an
History
Rumpius, a Lutheran minister in
Rump adapted the song from a secular song in Low German,[2] a Tagelied, or wake-up-call for lovers after a night spent together. He followed the model closely in the first two stanzas.[1] Rump introduced angels in the first stanza, to connect the call to Christmas. It is closed with a praise of the morning star as a symbol of Jesus.[1]
The song appeared in 1925 in a collection by Wilhelm Witzke, Sechzig auserlesene deutsche Volkslieder (Sixty selected German folk songs). Otto Riethmüller published it in 1932 as an Advent song, changing the last line of the second stanza to connect the song to the
The song was included, using four stanzas, in the Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Kirchengesangbuch in the regional part for Hesse and Nassau. This version was made part of the current hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch in the common section as EG 69. It is associated with Epiphany, understanding the morning star as the star of Bethlehem.[3] The hymn is contained in several other song books.[4]
Text
Rump took a folk song in Low German as a model. He wrote his lyrics in six stanzas of four lines each. Four of them became part of the hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch:[4]
German current lyrics | Tagelied |
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Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen, |
De morgensterne hefft sik upgedrungen |
Melody
The melody in use today appeared in the collection Musae Sioniae by Michael Praetorius in 1609.[1] It has been set by composers such as Siegfried Strohbach[5] and Magdalene Schauss-Flake.[6]
See also
References
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- ^ a b Ludwig Uhland (ed.): Alte hoch- und niederdeutsche Volkslieder. Liedersammlung in 5 Büchern. vol. 1 (Buch 1–3). Cotta, Stuttgart und Tübingen 1844, S. 171 (Digitalisat).
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- ^ a b "Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen" (in German). Die christliche Liederdatenbank. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen (Strohbach, Siegfried): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project who composed a choral setting in 2015.
- OCLC 16714846.
External links
- Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen Liederdatenbank
- 11.01.2013 / Lied der Woche / "Der Morgenstern ist aufgedrungen" Archived 2017-12-08 at the Wayback Machine ERF 2013