| Revision as of 04:57, 31 December 2024 editCrawdad Blues (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users1,475 edits →Words: Good to see the addition of a more accurate translation here. I've made one little change: since "drafts" has several different meanings in English, I've replaced it with "gusts", to make it a little clearer that we're talking about winds. (This also avoids the ENGVAR problem of draft vs. draught.) Feel free to change it if you come up with something better.Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit← Previous edit | Revision as of 12:34, 31 December 2024 edit undoMichael Bednarek (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users85,206 edits side-by-side presntation without table; restore tags about dubious trnslation parts; +LilyPond score; -EL musicanet.org (nothing further there)Next edit → | ||
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| | English_title = Driving out Death | | English_title = Driving out Death | ||
| | image = Das Todaustreiben (Lied aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, I, 1806, S. 106).png | | image = Das Todaustreiben (Lied aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, I, 1806, S. 106).png | ||
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| caption = '']'' (1806, I) with the text of the song | ||
| | genre = ] | | genre = ] | ||
| | writer = Traditional | | writer = Traditional | ||
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| ==Christian and pagan traditions== | ==Christian and pagan traditions== | ||
| ].]] | ].]] | ||
| The song is based on an old pagan custom of ''Driving out Death''. The Christians considered death as ], who was to be banished, to free the way for the ].<ref>{{cite book | last=Russell | first=Peter| title=The Themes of the German Lied from Mozart to Strauss | publisher=Edwin Mellen Press| series=Studies in the history and interpretation of music, vol. 84| year=2002 | isbn=978-0-88946-426-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i60UAQAAIAAJ | access-date=2024-12-08|pages=}}</ref> | The song is based on an old pagan custom of ''Driving out Death''. The Christians considered death as ], who was to be banished, to free the way for the ].<ref>{{cite book | last=Russell | first=Peter| title=The Themes of the German Lied from Mozart to Strauss | publisher=Edwin Mellen Press| series=Studies in the history and interpretation of music, vol. 84| year=2002 | isbn=978-0-88946-426-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i60UAQAAIAAJ | access-date=2024-12-08|pages=}}</ref> | ||
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| == Words == | == Words == | ||
| <poem lang="de" style="float:left;"> | |||
| {| class="wikitable" | |||
| |<poem> | |||
| So treiben wir den Winter aus, | So treiben wir den Winter aus, | ||
| Durch unsre Stadt zum Tor hinaus, | Durch unsre Stadt zum Tor hinaus, | ||
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| Wer ist's, der das gelehret? | Wer ist's, der das gelehret? | ||
| Gott ist's, der hat's bescheret.</poem> | Gott ist's, der hat's bescheret.</poem> | ||
| ⚫ | <poem style="margin-left:1em; float:left;"> | ||
| Thus, we drive the winter out, | |||
| Through our city and out the gate, | Through our city and out the gate, | ||
| With his deceit and cunning, | With his deceit and cunning, | ||
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| And points to a much more beautiful place. | And points to a much more beautiful place. | ||
| Who is it, who orders this? | Who is it, who orders this? | ||
| God it is, who has granted it. | God it is, who has granted it.</poem> | ||
| <poem style="margin-left:1em; float:left;">'''Poetic translation''' | |||
| </poem> | |||
| Drive out Winter with her{{dubious|date=December 2024|reason=Where in English is Winter female?}} hate, | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| Drive out Winter with her hate, | |||
| Drive out from the town gate, | Drive out from the town gate, | ||
| With all her wiles and twisters, | With all her wiles and twisters, | ||
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| And now Summer spreads the wings, | And now Summer spreads the wings, | ||
| While dreaming of the blossom | While dreaming of the blossom | ||
| In May, still mud and earthen. | In May, still mud and earthen.{{dubious|date=December 2024|reason=Where in the German text is 'mud and earthen'?}} | ||
| By th'word of God, the summer bloom | By th'word of God, the summer bloom | ||
| Could climb a stone in the gloom. | Could climb a stone in the gloom. | ||
| Who has that sprout risen? | Who has that sprout risen? | ||
| The Lord, the Earth to brighten.<ref>{{Cite Wikisource|author=S. Pavlov|title=Das Todaustreiben}}</ref></poem>{{clear|left}} | The Lord, the Earth to brighten.{{dubious|date=December 2024|reason=This stanza has almost no relation to the German text.}}<ref>{{Cite Wikisource|author=S. Pavlov|wslink=Das Todaustreiben|title=Das Todaustreiben / Driving out Death}}</ref></poem>{{clear|left}} | ||
| ⚫ | |||
| ==Melody== | |||
| <score sound raw> | |||
| \header {tagline = ##f } | |||
| \layout { indent = 0 \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \context { \Score \remove "Bar_number_engraver" } } | |||
| global = { \key d \dorian \time 6/4 \partial 4 } | |||
| kords = \chordmode { \set Staff.midiInstrument = "acoustic guitar (nylon)" | |||
| \global % \set chordChanges = ##t | |||
| s4 | d,2.:m\ppp e,:m | a,:m d,:m | |||
| a,2:m e,4:m c,2 g,4 | | |||
| a,2:m e,4:m a,2.:m | | |||
| g, e,:m | a,:m d,:m | | |||
| d,:m f, | a,:m d,2:m \bar "|." | |||
| ⚫ | } | ||
| % Alternative chords: | |||
| kordsxx = \chordmode { \set Staff.midiInstrument = "acoustic guitar (nylon)" | |||
| \global \set chordChanges = ##t | |||
| s4 | d,2.:m\pp g, | d,:m d,:m | |||
| d,:m c, | f, d,:m | | |||
| g, e,:m | a,:m d,:m | | |||
| f, d,:m | a,:m d,2:m \bar "|." | |||
| } | |||
| sopranoVoice = \relative c' { \global | |||
| d4 | a'2 a4 g2 g4 | a2 a4 d,2 | |||
| d4 | a'2 g4 c2 b4 | a2 g4 a2 | |||
| a4 | d2 d4 b2 b4 | c2. a2 | |||
| d,4 f2 g4 a2 g4 | f4 (e2) d2 \bar "|." | |||
| } | |||
| altoVoice = \relative c' { \global | |||
| d4 | f2 d4 e2 c4 | f2 e4 d2 | |||
| c4 |b2 d4 e2 g4 | f2 e4 d2 | |||
| e4 | f2 d4 g2 e4 | a2 (g4)f2 | |||
| f4 | d2 c4 f2 c4 | d4 (a \tempo 2. = 48 b8 c) \tempo 2. = 33 d2 \bar "|." | |||
| } | |||
| verse = \lyricmode { | |||
| So trei -- ben wir den Win -- ter aus, | |||
| durch uns -- re Stadt zum Tor hin -- aus, | |||
| mit sein' Be -- trug und Lis -- ten, | |||
| den rech -- ten An -- ti -- chris -- ten. | |||
| } | |||
| \score { | |||
| << | |||
| \new ChordNames \kords | |||
| \new Staff \with { midiInstrument = "clarinet" } | |||
| << | |||
| \new Voice = "soprano" { \voiceOne \sopranoVoice } | |||
| \new Voice { \voiceTwo \altoVoice } | |||
| >> | |||
| \new Lyrics \lyricsto "soprano" \verse | |||
| >> | |||
| \layout { } | |||
| \midi { | |||
| \tempo 2.=69 | |||
| } | |||
| } | |||
| </score> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| * {{ChoralWiki|So treiben wir den Winter aus (Traditional)|"So treiben wir den Winter aus"|prep=of}} | |||
| * , text and melody, musicanet.org | |||
| * , lieder-archiv.de (in German) | |||
| ] | ] | ||
Revision as of 12:34, 31 December 2024
German folksong| "Das Todaustreiben" | |
|---|---|
.png) Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1806, I) with the text of the song | |
| Song | |
| Language | German |
| English title | Driving out Death |
| Published | not later than 1570 |
| Genre | Folk |
| Songwriter(s) | Traditional |
"Das Todaustreiben" (Driving out Death) is an old German song named after a folk custom of Todaustragen [de] from the Middle Ages.
History
The first time the song had been mentioned in the sources is not later than 1570. It was included in volume 1 of Des Knaben Wunderhorn (DKW), an 1806 German folklore collection. An older Protestant song underlies the version published by Achim von Arnim and Clemens Brentano.
According to a contributor to DKW, the editors removed any denomational features from their version of the text. The poets left all original verses save the last one which contains a Protestant prayer.
Christian and pagan traditions
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The song is based on an old pagan custom of Driving out Death. The Christians considered death as Antichrist, who was to be banished, to free the way for the Saviour.
That holiday has been held in many lands (such as Silesia, Thuringia, Franconia) for ages. The custom of Driving out Death (also known as Driving out Winter) meant the struggle against Winter and the following awakening of Earth in Spring.
Words
So treiben wir den Winter aus,
Durch unsre Stadt zum Tor hinaus,
Mit sein' Betrug und Listen,
Den rechten Antichristen.
Wir stürzen ihn von Berg und Tal,
Damit er sich zu Tode fall',
Und uns nicht mehr betrüge
Durch seine späten Züge.
Und nun der Tod das Feld geräumt,
So weit und breit der Sommer träumt,
Er träumet in dem Maien
Von Blümlein mancherleien.
Die Blume sproßt aus göttlich Wort
Und deutet auf viel schönern Ort,
Wer ist's, der das gelehret?
Gott ist's, der hat's bescheret.
Thus, we drive the winter out,
Through our city and out the gate,
With his deceit and cunning,
The real Antichrist.
We oust him from mountain and valley,
So that he falls to his death,
And may deceive us no more
With his late gusts.
And now Death leaves the field,
So far and wide the Summer dreams,
He dreams in May
Of little flowers of many kinds.
The flower sprouts through the divine word
And points to a much more beautiful place.
Who is it, who orders this?
God it is, who has granted it.
Poetic translation
Drive out Winter with her hate,
Drive out from the town gate,
With all her wiles and twisters,
True Antichrist and trickster.
We hunted her by hill and dale,
To make the robber breathe away:
Thou canst no longer swindle
With all thy frosts and windfalls!
And now Death has left the fields,
And now Summer spreads the wings,
While dreaming of the blossom
In May, still mud and earthen.
By th'word of God, the summer bloom
Could climb a stone in the gloom.
Who has that sprout risen?
The Lord, the Earth to brighten.
Melody
References
- ^ Rieser, Ferdinand (1908). "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" und seine Quellen (in German). Dortmund: Friedrich Wilhelm Ruhfus [de]. p. 125 – via Internet Archive.
- Russell, Peter (2002). The Themes of the German Lied from Mozart to Strauss. Studies in the history and interpretation of music, vol. 84. Edwin Mellen Press. pp. 208, 223. ISBN 978-0-88946-426-1. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- Schem, Alexander Jacob (1874). Deutsch-amerikanisches Conversations-Lexikon: Mit specieller Rücksicht auf das Bedürfniß der in Amerika lebenden Deutschen ... (in German). New York: E. Steiger. p. 356. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- Frazer, James George (2012). The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion. Cambridge Library Collection – Classics. Cambridge University Press. pp. 271–276. ISBN 978-1-108-04752-4. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- S. Pavlov. Das Todaustreiben / Driving out Death – via Wikisource.
External links
- Free scores of "So treiben wir den Winter aus" in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Text and melody, lieder-archiv.de (in German)