Annolied. Песнь О Св Анно.

 

 

Песнь о св Анно была написана в 11 веке на средневерхненемецком наречии. Автором произведения был монах из монастыря в Сигбурге, основанного Св Анно, епископом Кельнским. Песнь содержит краткое изложение мировой истории и жизнеописание Св Анно. Это одно из первых поэтичких произведений Европы, в котором упоминается Русь (Riuzilant). Текст и английский перевод приводятся по изданию Graeme Dunphy (ed.), Opitz's Anno: The Middle High German Annolied in the 1639 Edition of Martin Opitz, Scottish Papers in Germanic Studies, Glasgow, 2003

 

RHYTHMVS DE S. ANNONE COLONIENSI ARCHIEPISCOPO

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VVIr horten ie dikke singen  Von alten dingen,  Wi snelle helide vuhten,  Wi si veste burge brechen,  Wi sich liebin vuiniscefte schieden,  Wi riche Künige al zegiengen.  Nu ist ciht daz wir dencken  Wi wir selve sülin enden.  Crist der vnser héro güt  Wi manige ceichen her vns vure düt,  Alser uffin Sigeberg havit gedan  Durch den diurlichen man  Den heiligen bischof Annen  Durch den sinin willen,  Dabi wir uns sülin bewarin  Wante wir noch sülin varin  Von disime ellendin libe hin  cin ewin Da wir imer sülin sin.

Often have we listened to tales  of antiquity related in song;  how valiant heroes battled,  how powerful cities fell to them,  how close friendships were broken  and mighty kings brought down.  Now it is time for us to consider  how we ourselves shall end.  How many signs  has Christ, our good master given us,  as He did on the hill at Siegburg  in the person of that fine man,  the saintly Bishop Anno,  and for his sake,  that we might be vigilant.  For we shall yet journey  from this miserable life to an eternal one,  where we shall remain for ever.

 

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IN der werilde aneginne,  Dü liht war vnte stimma,  Dü diu vrone Godis hant  Diu spehin werch gescuph so manigvalt,  Dü deilti Got sini werch al in zuei,  Disi werlt ist daz eine deil,  Daz ander ist geistin:  Dü gemengite dei wise Godis list  Von den zuein ein werch, daz der mennisch ist,  Der beide ist corpus unte geist,  Dannin ist her na dim engele allermeist.  Alle gescaft ist an dem mennischen,  Soiz sagit daz Evangelium.  Wir sülin un cir dritte werilde celin,  So wir daz die Crichen horin redin.  Zden selben erin ward gescaphin Adam,  havit er sich behaltin.

In the beginning of the world,  when there was light and voice,  when the holy hand of God  fashioned the marvels of His so manifold creation,  God divided all His work in two.  This world is one part,  the other is spiritual.  Then God in His wisdom and skill blended  the two to make a single work, the human being,  who is both body and spirit,  and for this reason is closest to the angels.  All creation is combined in humanity, as it says in the Gospel.  We should regard it as a third world,  as the Greeks say.  To this very honour Adam was created,  had he only remained steadfast.

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