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K SZYMANOWSKI: Stabat Mater / Veni Creator Naxos 8.570724 / Litany to the Virgin Mary / Demeter / Penthesilea K SZYMANOWSKI: Stabat Mater / Veni Creator Naxos 8.570724 / Litany to the Virgin Mary / Demeter / Penthesilea Stabat Mater Jozef Janowski’s Polish translation of the famous Marian hymn is particularly vivid, more so, perhaps, than the original Latin text on which it was based. The Polish text and a free English translation are given here with the standard Latin and English versions for comparison. 1. Stała Matka bolejąca (Stabat mater dolorosa) for soprano, SA choir, and orchestra 2. I któż widział tak cierpiącą (Quis est homo qui non fleret) for baritone, SATB choir, and orchestra 3. O Matko Źródło Wszechmiłości (O, Eia, Mater, fons amoris) for soprano, alto, SA choir, and orchestra 4. Spraw niech płaczę z Tobą razem (Fac me tecum pie flere) for soprano, alto, SATB choir (a cappella), and orchestra 5. Panno słodka racz mozołem (Virgo virginum praeclara) for baritone, SATB choir, and orchestra 6. Chrystus niech mi będzie grodem (Christe, cum sit hinc exire) for soprano, alto, baritone, SATB choir, and orchestra POLISH SUNG TEXT ENGLISH TRANSLATION 1 1 Stala Matka boleją, Mother, bowed with dreadful grief Kolo krzyża łzy lejąca, You must watch with slowly falling tears Gdy na krzyżu wisiał Syn. Your Son dying on the Cross! A jaj duszę potyraną Through Your heart, pierced with sorrow, Rozpłakaną, poszarpaną That cruel sword must be driven Miecz przeszywał ludzkich win. As it was foretold, oh Holy One! O, jak smutna, jak podcięta Oh! How sad and afflicted Była Matka Boża święta, Was that Blessed Lady, Cicha w załamaniu rąk! Mother of the Only Begotten! O, jak drżala I truchlała, She who saw with grief I bolała,gdy patrzała And contemplated the unending Na synowskich tyle mąk. Anguish of Her Son! 2 2 I któż, widząc tak cierpiącą, Could anyone withhold their own tears Łzą nie zaćmi się gorącą, Thus beholding Christ’s dear mother Nie drgnie, taki czując nóż? In woe unlike any other woe! I kto serca nie ubroczy, Who would not feel grief Widząc, jak do krzyża oczy For that kneeling Holy Mother – Wzbiła, z bólu drętwa już. Suffering as no­one else has? Za ludzkiego rodu winy For every nation’s sins Jak katowan był jedyny, He suffered persecution, Męki każdy niołsa dział. A prey to scourgers, as she saw: ⓟ & © 2008 Naxos Rights International Ltd. Page 1 of 7 K SZYMANOWSKI: Stabat Mater / Veni Creator Naxos 8.570724 / Litany to the Virgin Mary / Demeter / Penthesilea I widziała, jak rodzony Saw her Jesus taken most foully, Jej umierał opuszczony, Forsaken by all, languishing, Zanim Bogu duszę dał. When he gave up his spirit. 3 3 Matko, źródło wszechmiłości, Tender Mother, sweet fountain of love, Daj mi uczuć moc żałości, Quickly soften my hard heart, Niechaj z Tobą dźwignę ból. Make me share Your pain: Chrystusowe ukochanie Kindle in me such burning zeal, Niech w mym sercu ogniem stanie, Let such rich love flow to Jesus Krzyża dzieje we mnie wtul. That I may be favoured. Matko, Matko, miłosiernie Holy Mother, I implore You, Wejrzyj. Syna Twego ciernie Crucify this heart before you – W serce moje wraź jak w cel. It is truly guilty! Rodzonego, męczonego, Hatred, mockery and scorn, Syna Twego oriarnego Accusation, blindness, thirst, Kaźń owocną ze mną dziel. Give all these to me. 4 4 Spraw, niech płaczę z Tobą razem, Under Your care, weeping, watching, Krzyża zamknę się obrazem Unsleeping beneath the Cross Aż po mój ostatni dech. May I live and mourn for His sake: Niechaj pod nim razem stoję, Kneeling with You close to Jesus, Dzielę Twoje krawe znoje. Feeling all Your pain with You, Twą boleścią zmywam grzech. Oh! Grant me this, my prayer. 5 5 Panno słodka, racz, mozołem Immaculate maid most excellent, Niech me serce z Tobą społem Peerless, dwelling in the highest heaven, Na golgocki idzie skłon. Make me truly mourn with You; Niech śmierć przyjmę z katów ręki, May my sighs help me bear his death, Uczestnikiem będę męki, Ever reviving in me Razów krwawych zbiorę plon. The anguish he suffered on my behalf: Niechaj broczty ciało moje, Bearing the same scars as His, Krzyżem niechaj się upoję, Enflamed by the Cross, Niech z miłosnych żyję tchnień! Elated to ecstatic love: W morzu ognia zapalony, Inspired and affected thus, Z Twojej ręki niech osłony Virgin, let me be protected Puklerz wezmę w sądu dzień! When I am called in my turn. ⓟ & © 2008 Naxos Rights International Ltd. Page 2 of 7 K SZYMANOWSKI: Stabat Mater / Veni Creator Naxos 8.570724 / Litany to the Virgin Mary / Demeter / Penthesilea 6 6 Chrystus niech mi będzie grodem, May His sacred Cross defend me, Krzyż niech będzie mym przewodem, May he who died there be my friend Łaską pokrop, życie daj! So that He may pardon me! Kiedy ciało me się skruszy, When my mortal body perishes, Oczyszczonej w ogniu duszy Grant to my soul Glorię zgotuj, niebo, raj. All the joys of Paradise. LATIN ORIGINAL TEXT STANDARD ENGLISH TRANSLATION 1 1 Stabat mater dolorosa At the Cross her station keeping, iuxta Crucem lacrimosa, stood the mournful Mother weeping, dum pendebat Filius. close to Jesus to the last. Cuius animam gementem, Through her heart, His sorrow sharing, contristatam et dolentem all His bitter anguish bearing, pertransivit gladius. now at length the sword has passed. O quam tristis et afflicta O how sad and sore distressed fuit illa benedicta, was that Mother, highly blest, mater Unigeniti! of the sole­begotten One. Quae maerebat et dolebat, Christ above in torment hangs, pia Mater, dum videbat she beneath beholds the pangs nati poenas inclyti. of her dying glorious Son. 2 2 Quis est homo qui non fleret, Is there one who would not weep, matrem Christi si videret whelmed in miseries so deep, in tanto supplicio? Christ's dear Mother to behold? Quis non posset contristari By the Cross with thee to stay, Christi Matrem contemplari there with thee to weep and pray, dolentem cum Filio? is all I ask of thee to give. Pro peccatis suae gentis For the sins of His own nation, vidit Iesum in tormentis, She saw Jesus wracked with torment, et flagellis subditum. All with scourges rent: Vidit suum dulcem Natum She beheld her tender Child, moriendo desolatum, Saw Him hang in desolation, dum emisit spiritum. Till His spirit forth He sent. ⓟ & © 2008 Naxos Rights International Ltd. Page 3 of 7 K SZYMANOWSKI: Stabat Mater / Veni Creator Naxos 8.570724 / Litany to the Virgin Mary / Demeter / Penthesilea 3 3 Eia, Mater, fons amoris Can the human heart refrain me sentire vim doloris from partaking in her pain, fac, ut tecum lugeam. in that Mother's pain untold? Fac, ut ardeat cor meum O thou Mother! fount of love! in amando Christum Deum Touch my spirit from above, ut sibi complaceam. make my heart with thine accord: Sancta Mater, istud agas, Make me feel as thou hast felt; crucifixi fige plagas make my soul to glow and melt cordi meo valide. with the love of Christ my Lord. Tui Nati vulnerati, Holy Mother! pierce me through, tam dignati pro me pati, in my heart each wound renew poenas mecum divide. of my Savior crucified: 4 4 Fac me tecum pie flere, Let me share with thee His pain, crucifixo condolere, who for all my sins was slain, donec ego vixero. who for me in torments died. Iuxta Crucem tecum stare, Let me mingle tears with thee, et me tibi sociare mourning Him who mourned for me, in planctu desidero. all the days that I may live: 5 5 Virgo virginum praeclara, Let me, to my latest breath, mihi iam non sis amara, in my body bear the death fac me tecum plangere. of that dying Son of thine. Fac, ut portem Christi mortem, Virgin of all virgins blest!, passionis fac consortem, Listen to my fond request: et plagas recolere. let me share thy grief divine; Fac me plagis vulnerari, Wounded with His every wound, fac me Cruce inebriari, steep my soul till it hath swooned, et cruore Filii. in His very Blood away; Flammis ne urar succensus, Be to me, O Virgin, nigh, per te, Virgo, sim defensus lest in flames I burn and die, in die iudicii. in His awful Judgment Day. 6 6 Christe, cum sit hinc exire, Christ, when Thou shalt call me hence, da per Matrem me venire by Thy Mother my defense, ad palmam victoriae. by Thy Cross my victory; ⓟ & © 2008 Naxos Rights International Ltd. Page 4 of 7 K SZYMANOWSKI: Stabat Mater / Veni Creator Naxos 8.570724 / Litany to the Virgin Mary / Demeter / Penthesilea Quando corpus morietur, When my body dies, fac, ut animae donetur let my soul be granted paradisi gloria. the glory of Paradise. Veni Creator Come Down Creative Spirit Zstąp Gołębica, Twórczy Duch, Come down Creative Spirit, Dove, byś myśli godne wzbudził w nas, fill our minds with worthy thoughts, ku Tobie wrnosim wrok I słuch, we lift our eyes and ears to You, spólnie żyjący, wrośli wraz. we now alive, raised together. Który się zwiesz Biesiadą dusz, You who are called Feast of Souls, Wszechmogącego Boży dar, a gift from Almighty God, płomieniem duszom piętno włóż, mark our souls with fire przez czułość serc, zdrój żywy, żar. through hearts’ tenderness, a warm living spring. Zbrój nas we siedem darów łask, With the grace of seven gifts arm us, Prawicą Ojca ojce wskrzesz, with a Father’s arm lift up our fathers, w Obrzędzie roztocz wieszczy blask, shed a ritual poetic light, we Słońce dusze w lot Twój bierz. draw souls into the Sun. Zestąp Światłości w zmysłow mrok, light, come down into sensuous darkness, dobądź serc naszych zapał z łon, draw fervour from our hearts by człowiek przemógł cielska trok that humanity may break its corporeal chains i mocen wzniósł się w męski ton.
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