lördag 6 september 2014

Sibelius och Rydberg (9) -- Salem (Onward Ye Peoples)

Egentligen en mycket fri översättning av Rydbergs "Kantat" anpassad till Frimurarorden (originaldikten skrevs ej med frimurarna i åtanke även om Rydberg var medlem där). Ingår i "Musique réligiese", rituell frimurarmusik för mansröster, piano och orgel, (1927).

    Onward ye peoples[brethren], strive for the Light!
    The Light that the Lord hath given us for our guide;
    Who through murk and darkness of night
    Hath led us in safety unto our reward.

    See how the fiery pillar is gleaming, lighting our steps when dark is the way
    And the Light of the World,
    it cleaves the gloomy blackness of night that else would engulf us.
    See the cloudy pillar to shield us safe when the sun would blister us.
    Then forward where faith reveals the way,
    For God is our guide, and He will never fail.

    Fires are gleaming, voices are singing
    forth from Mount Neboh’s heaven storming heights.

    Then forward where faith reveals the way,
    For God is our guide, and HE will never fail.

    Fires are gleaming, voices are singing
    forth from Mount Neboh’s heaven storming heights.

    Salem! Salem!
    Still, they call us upward and on to our Father’s home.
    Salem! Salem! On the horizon, urging us on to God and our home;

    And the heavenly choir doth ring from Mount Neboh,
    Piercing the blue like a living light.
    Onward, ye peoples.
    Onward, Amen!
    Onward, ye people. Onward, ye peoples.
    Strive for the Light.

    Salem!

Ett annat "frimurarverk" av Sibelius som skall vara baserat på en Rydberg-dikt är detta:

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