Translation of "Maria, Maria" (Czech Hymn)
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The hymn in the Czech "Kancional"
A nice recording of the original
Maria, Maria! / The sun cannot compare, / the moon is not so fair, / no treasure is so rare as Mary. / Pronounce her name so sweet / till praises rise to greet / the stars strewn at her feet, Maria!
Maria, Maria! / Draw to the Father nigh / with thy dear Son on high, / and pray for those who cry to Mary. / To thee our cause we plead, assist us in our need, / we beg thee, intercede, Maria!
Maria, Maria! / Beg Jesus Christ, thy Son, / the sole-begotten One, / that our guilt be undone, O Mary. / So that we may exclaim, / set free from every shame, / the wonders of thy name: Maria!
Maria, Maria! / Pray that the Spirit, He / Who overshadowed thee, / our light and guide would be, sweet Mary! / Kept steadfast in His love, / make us partakers of / unending joys above, Maria!
-trans. smc, 2021
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This is a positively charming Marian text.Thanked by 1NihilNominis
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I’ve tried finding an satb edition of this hymn and can’t find one, so I’ll write one soon and post it here.Thanked by 1NihilNominis
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Alright, here's my crack at it. I decided to forego the czech arrangement with repeat symbols in favor of it being written out; this allowed me to keep the stave height to a minimum as well as alter the harmonization for the repetition of the melody. I hope you all like it. Let me know if there is a typo or voice leading error. I whipped this up pretty quickly. I'm attaching the score as well as a quick organ recording so you can hear the harmonization.
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And here is a melody only, statement sized version for worship aids.
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I am putting this in front of our congregation this week as our entrance hymn since it is a month of Mary. I'm excited to show it to our choir tonight. I suspect they will love it as much as I do.
PS—I re-uploaded the SATB score in my comment above with a few tweaks. -
Our choir singing (unison, with my accomp. Didn't have James's version yet).
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We are singing this this weekend and I needed to make a practice track for my choir, so here it is:
https://youtu.be/phdonB-hb0o
It has the first verse sung in each part individually. -
Just an update on this: we’ve used it multiple times now, and our congregation really has responded to it very well. It’s quickly becoming one of my favorite hymns.
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