Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. The lyrics to ave maria song were taken from sir walter scotts poem the lady of the lake and adam storck wrote the german translation schubert used for his song. Compare, for example, gounods ave maria which fits the prayer text beautifully. Ellens dritter gesang ellens third song, was composed by franz schubert in 1825 as part of his opus 52, a setting of seven songs from walter scotts popular epic poem the lady of the lake, loosely translated into german. Videoscore for ave maria lied from ellens dritter gesang ellens gesang iii, d. The ave maria by schubert doesnt use the traditonal church latin version of this text, he actually uses a german translation of a poem by walter scott a translation is available at the link below, with some further info. The person responsible for setting the ave maria lyrics in latin remains a mystery.
Sir walter scott 17711832, as translated into german by adam storck 17801822. It was the same in the translation schubert had the words ave maria followed by the prayer in german. The piece was composed as a setting of a song verse xxix from canto three from walter scotts popular epic poem the lady of the lake, in a german translation by adam storck 17801822, and thus forms part of schubert s liederzyklus vom fraulein vom see. Schuberts ave maria song was originally entitled ellens dritter gesang ellens third song. And so schuberts song has a single latin phrase, followed by a bunch of german text. His output consists of over six hundred secular vocal works mainly lieder, seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music and a large body of chamber and piano music. The music is the same as that gratiously downloaded by. The words to ave maria song were taken from sir walter scotts poem the lady of the lake and adam storck wrote the german translation schubert used for his song. Dame janet baker mezzosoprano vocals, gerald moore piano, dame janet bakergerald moore, dame janet bakergeoffrey parsons, geoffrey parsons piano, gerald mooredame janet baker, geoffrey parsonsdame janet baker, dame janet bakerdaniel. Some decades later someone thought, schubert wrote an ave maria, but he used the wrong words. Ellens third song, was composed by franz schubert in 1825 as part of his op.
The lied may have first been performed at the home of sophie weissenwolff 17941847, who made it clear that she would like the dedication, and she received it. The song does contain the words ave maria, but only in reference to the prayer itself. Schuberts music was actually called ellens dritter gesang, which translates as ellens third song. Stream franz schubert ave maria by deep records from desktop or your mobile device. Hail mary, original german title ellens gesang ellens song iii, song setting, the third of three songs whose text is derived of a section of sir walter scotts poem the lady of the lake 1810 by austrian composer franz schubert. Ave maria lyrics in english, latin, german, french and more.
The program features bachgounods ave maria, mozarts ave verum, schuberts ave maria and also a rare salve regina of emperor joseph i. The song is permitted for commercial use under license attribution 3. Thou canst hear though from the wild, thou canst save amid despair. Ave maria was composed 1825 by franz schubert there is another famous version of ave maria. Cantaloop flip fantasia, a 1997 song on the album hand on the torch by us3. He wrote it in 1825, aged 28, to the words of sir walter scotts epic poem the lady of the lake. German translation of traditional prayer and franz schubert song lyrics. Schuberts source was the lady of the lake by sir walter scott 17711832, in the german translation published 1819 by adam storck pseudonym for philipp adam, 17801822. This is franz schubert s ellens dritter gesang ellens third song which was written for the german translation of sir walter scotts lady of the lake. Ave maria lyrics franz schubert conrad askland blog. Translation of ave maria by franz schubert from latin to german. Some consider it incorrect to use ave maria as the title to this song, preferring to use schuberts own title, ellens dritter gesang ellens third song, since the song was originally not a setting of the traditional ave maria gratia plena prayer of the catholic church. The german lyrics and english translation have been added.
The german ave maria lyrics that schubert set to music is not a perfect translation, but a fairly close one. Librettist, adam storck 17801822, german translation after. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6. Ave maria song lyrics in german german translation of walter scott poem the lady of the lake by adam storck. In scotts poem the character ellen douglas, the lady of the lake loch katrine in the scottish highlands, has gone with her exiled. Ellens third song, was composed by franz schubert in 1825 as part of his opus 52, a setting of seven songs from walter scotts popular epic poem the lady of the lake, loosely translated into german. Sheet music arranged for pianovocal, and singer pro. Ave maria schubert key of ab major ave maria originally ellens dritter gesang ellens gesang iii, d. Print and download in pdf or midi ave maria schubert.
Ave maria franz schubert sheet music for organ download. Ave maria high voice schubert sheet music by franz. Hi ap, these original german lyrics are from a german translation of a. The person responsible for setting the ave maria lyrics in latin remains a mystery to this day.
Although popularly known as ave maria, this song was originally titled ellens gesang iii ellens third song, part of schuberts opus 52, a setting of 7 songs from sir walter scotts poem. Ave maria lyrics in german cds, mp3 download, royalty. Ave maria is one of the best known and beloved pieces of christian religious music. Maria text, this song is often referred to as schuberts ave maria.
I discovered that franz schuberts ave maria was not written for that text at all. Ave maria german translation by adam storck from the lady of the lake by sir walter scott ave maria. Ave maria gratia plena maria, gratia plena maria, gratia plena ave, ave dominus dominus tecum benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus et benedictus. Storcks translation used by schubert, hymn to the virgin by sir walter scott. Despite dying at age thirtyone, schubert was extremely prolific. The source lyrics have been heavily updated as the previous ones didnt match the video attached to this song. The version written by franz schubert is widely sung at catholic masses and other christian religious ceremonies.
Here you can listen different versions of ave maria in english, latin, slavic, greek, georgian and original german schuberts ave maria song, which was in fact the translation of walter scotts poem the lady of the lake made by adam storck. The french translation renders only a very incomplete sense of how this mostlyverylovely poetry connects to the music of schubert, the most poetic musician ever to live. Schubert ave maria german lyrics letssingit lyrics. Probably because of the songs opening words, schuberts melody has since been adopted for use with.
However, sir walter scotts words contain references to that latin prayer, and many settings of the latin. This fivesong release, budgetpriced and with its tracks also available individually as internet downloads, could serve as an introduction to the remarkable artistry of africanamericanswedish soprano barbara hendricks. Often sung in latin with an adaptation of the roman catholic ave maria text, this song is often referred to as schuberts ave maria, popular as both a wedding song. What are the lyrics to ave maria, and who wrote it. Rather, his ave maria used a german poem for its words, each verse beginning with the prayerful latin saluation ave maria. This is franz schuberts ellens dritter gesang ellens third song which was written for the german. It is based on walter scotts poem lady of the lake, first published 1810. It has become one of schuberts most popular works, recorded by a wide variety and large number of singers, under.