The Monks of Bangor's March
Language:
English
When the heathen trumpet's clang
Round beleaguer'd Chester rang,
Veiled nun and friar grey
March'd from Bangor's fair abbaye:
High their holy anthem sounds,
Cestria's vale the hymn rebounds,
Floating down the sylvan Dee,
O Miserere Domine!
On, the long procession goes,
Glory round their crosses glows,
And the virgin-mother mild
In their peaceful banner smiled;
Who could think such saintly band
Doom'd to feel unhallow'd hand?
Such was the divine decree,
O Miserere Domine!
Weltering amid warriors slain,
Spurned by steeds with bloody mane,
Slaughter'd down by heathen blade,
Bangor's peaceful monks are laid:
Word of parting rest unspoke,
Mass unsung, and bread unbroke;
For their souls for charity,
Sing, Miserere Domine!
Translation(s):
GER
Input by Ferdinando Albeggiani
Authorship
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text),
listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
 GER
German
(G. Pertz)
, "Der Mönche Ausmarch von Bangor"
Text added to the website: 2006-01-11.
Notes about green, red, and white dots  
| Gentle Reminder |
This project, begun in 1995, receives no public funding.
If you found
the information here useful,
please consider making a donation. Your gift is greatly appreciated!
- Emily Ezust
I also have a wishlist at Amazon.ca.
|
|
Search sheetmusicplus.com for
Art song ,
Lieder,
chansons, or works for solo voice
Browse imslp.org (Petrucci Music Library) for
art songs or choral works
|
