Thursday 5 November
6pm
Milton Court Concert Hall

Kickehihi, kakakanei!

Cock-a-doodle-doo, cluck-cluck,

Da, da, ha ha ha!
That is the rooster’s and hens’ wake-up cry;
When the morning star breaks forth,
They gladly let themselves be heard.

Cock-a-doodle-doo, cluck-cluck,
Da, da, ha ha ha!
That is the rooster’s and hens’ love-cry;
When Phoebus follows the morning star,
Then the cock gladly pecks the little hen.

Cock-a-doodle-doo, cluck-cluck,
Da, da, ha ha ha!
That is the rooster’s and hens’ cry of pleasure;
The more the cock pecks the little hen,
The more the hen wants to be nipped.

Cock-a-doodle-doo, cluck-cluck,
Da, da, ha ha ha!
That is the rooster’s and hens’ cry of fruitfulness;
If now the cock does the little hen well,
The nest will be full of eggs.

So da, mein liebes Brüderlein

So there, my dear little brother, who would want to be sad now? 

Let’s sing, play, and drink to good courage. 

With such good wine, I’ll bring it all out for you, out in one little drink, the glass must be downed. 

Let’s sing, play, and drink to good courage. 

Hop hey! I’ve finished it and brought it to your good health.

Let’s sing, play, and drink to good courage.

To the sweetheart is pour another glass. It’s out, it’s out in one little drink, the glass must be filled again.

Let’s sing, play, and drink to good courage.

I’ll gladly accept the little glass, my neighbour should have one too.

Let’s sing, play, and drink to good courage.

Health is good, give me courage.

Soon out, soon out in a little drink, the glass should be emptied.

Let’s sing, play, and drink for good courage.

O Scheiden, o bitter Scheiden

O parting, o bitter parting, O parting,
how you cause me, how you cause me such great suffering!
O lovely little eyes, O lovely little eyes,
ah, must I your little gaze completely avoid!
O sweet mouth, your rounded lips cut my heart to pieces.

O Phyllis, I must surely die
if I cannot win your favour.
O hard diamond! Ah, do not let your servant perish miserably;
Let me inherit a loving gaze, which refreshes me –
let me obtain it from you!

Ah, nothing is taken from you
if, for my love and pious devotion,
many thousand little kisses from your little lips –
a sweet refreshment – come to me.
Ah, noble heart, consider my pain,
which you have often heard.

Als Filli zart einst etwas durstig ward

When gentle Filli once became a little thirsty,
she drank some wine from a little glass;
what was left turned to ice,
quite wondrously.

Shepherd Coridon stood not very far from there,
and thought at once:
That will make her little heart cold.
Now his heart burned so immensely with love’s fire.

He came up to quench his flame,
took the little glass and drank the frozen wine.
From such ice his flame
grew immensely.

Amor laughed and said: I knew that beforehand.
Do you understand now what my stratagem can do –
that even cold ice, as a reproof,
must make you burn still more?

Frau Nachtigall mit süßem Schall

Just as the Nightingale each night performs a nightly serenade,

the fairest, gentle Filli also appears,
to whom the noble lark sings, and every day
has been praised a thousand times

I listened to it, I had no rest;
Filli’s love drove me out;
no sleep pleased my eyes,
I listened diligently to the little serenade.

Ah, fair Filli, can it be so that such joy
is prepared by your name?
What then should your little mouth do,
when it kisses me in love alone?

Juch holla, freut euch mit mir!

Hooray, rejoice with me!

My daughter loves me, gives me her heart,

The noble forest’s adornment

This is a day of joy, all my suffering has come to an end.

O allegramente pastori con le Ninfe,

Gratie ed Amori, con le Ninfe, Gratie Amori!

The golden arrows of love –
their wounds are all overcome;
my Phyllis holds me to her heart,
now I am wholly healed again.
Therefore nothing shall mislead me,
no grieving shall disturb me anymore.
O allegramente pastori etc

O Venus, I give you thanks
that you have made me joyful,
renewed my life;
I will praise you all my lifelong.
Your little son with his bow
will henceforth be well-disposed toward me.
O allegramente pastori etc

Christum ducem, qui per Crucem

To Christ, whose cross repaired our loss,
be praise and glory given;
be he the song of our glad throng,
echoing the praises of heaven.

May the strong throe of thy last woe
thy sacred blood outpoured,
our hearts subdue thy grace to sue,
Jesu, Redeemer, Lord.

By his all-glorious wounds victorious,
spitting, stripes and twisted cord,
gifts ever new to us accrue,
Christ’s measureless reward.

Our hearts forlorn with grace to mourn,
may thy blest wounds supply;
may that rich stream our souls redeem,
kind framer of the sky.

Our hearts uplift with the pure gift
thy passion, Lord, secures;
in pity deign for us to gain
the bliss that aye endures.

Treiffet ihr Himmel von oben

Drop down, you heavens, from above,
and let the clouds rain down righteousness.

Let the earth, the earth open up,
let the earth open up and bring forth, and bring forth salvation,
and let righteousness spring up together,

I, the Lord, I, the Lord, create it.

O Jesu dulcissime

O Jesus, most sweet Creator of the human race.

Who by your sacrament didst will to dwell in us

preserve my heart and body, that I may not be confounded for ever.

Hallelujah.

Welt, ade! ich bin dein müde

World, farewell! I am weary of you, I want to go to heaven.
There will I find true peace and eternal glorious rest.
World, yours are war and strife, nothing but utter vanity;
in heaven eternally is peace, joy and happiness.

I have already arrived there, I am completely free of my illness and its pain. Gentle rest in God’s bosom. In this world there was fear and distress, sickness, and finally death. But there is always peace, rest and bliss.

Remember that it will happen that you will soon see me joyfully again in the great glory. For with you there was nothing but distress, toil, and fear, and even death. But here is always peace, joy and bliss.

Herr, wenn ich nur dich hab

Lord, when I only have You, I ask of nothing in heaven and on earth,

even when my body and soul languishes, You, God, are at all times my heart’s comfort and my salvation.

Hallelujah.

Nun sich der Tag geendet hat

Now that the day has ended and the sun no longer shines,

Everything sleeps that was tired and has wept before.

Only you, my God, have no rest, you neither sleep nor slumber;

darkness is abhorrent to you, for you yourself are the light.