tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post2892657064272010553..comments2023-09-12T10:10:57.773-04:00Comments on thinking-out-loud: How to Make the Good Book BetterRev. Rick Stuckwischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10664716292792101540noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-32073532909600232712010-11-26T12:31:21.084-05:002010-11-26T12:31:21.084-05:00Regarding the Gerhardt Project: I cannot translate...Regarding the Gerhardt Project: I cannot translate, much to my chagrin. However, if you need help with taking rough English translations and setting them to verse, I can possibly lend a hand there.Rev. Alan Kornacki, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07322307218829558622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-65353782736269810442010-10-18T15:02:03.779-04:002010-10-18T15:02:03.779-04:00It's been two years. I can help this Summer, ...It's been two years. I can help this Summer, Pr. Stuckwisch. <br /><br />That list of 100 hymns to get rid of is right on! <br /><br />We're looking forward to seeing you in January.Amberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650884515357940495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-87516820258082379282009-08-21T20:15:58.479-04:002009-08-21T20:15:58.479-04:00Yes, Matthew is absolutely amazing, in his talent ...Yes, Matthew is absolutely amazing, in his talent and his energy for this translation work. His contributions over the past two years have been extraordinary. It is not even possible for me to put into words the depth of gratitude I have for what he has done.<br /><br />What I need to figure out is how to move forward with the Gerhardt Project, so it doesn't simply lag and languish on the vine. We're at the point where we really need other poets to be engaged in a critical assessment of all the translations, and musicians to be giving serious consideration to the music which is either missing or already available.<br /><br />I've been so swamped with things for the past year that I've not been able to coordinate and oversee the project to the degree that I would like. But the fact is that I can't twist anyone's arms; and I don't have any money to "bribe" anyone (or pay anyone what they're worth, either). I'm convinced that, if we are able to continue and complete the work that has begun - which has progressed much further, much faster, than I would have dared hope - we'll have a ready market for a Gerhardt supplement (to begin with). But it won't happen without others with the right gifts doing what Matthew has done: giving their time and energy to the necessary work.<br /><br />Thanks for the helpful reminder of what Matthew has contributed. And thanks to Matthew, if he's "listening," for everything he has done (and is doing).Rev. Rick Stuckwischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664716292792101540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-88575606454920367242009-08-21T18:53:21.483-04:002009-08-21T18:53:21.483-04:00As an update to this, Matt Carver translated the w...As an update to this, Matt Carver translated the whole O Mensch Bewein for the Gerhardt Hymn Project. If I remember correctly, there's at least 20 stanzas.Brian P Westgatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15383132438753364755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-48957099172056562202008-08-27T10:52:00.000-04:002008-08-27T10:52:00.000-04:00Brian, I always forget about ELH and I have not ex...Brian, I always forget about ELH and I have not explored it as fully as I should.<BR/><BR/>I would assume there are more stanzas, though I confess ignorance.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637730997381642190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-14394051859596045102008-08-27T09:51:00.000-04:002008-08-27T09:51:00.000-04:00Sean, Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary has 2 stanzas f...Sean, Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary has 2 stanzas for O Mensch Bewein. Does that lovely chorale has any more stanzas?Brian P Westgatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15383132438753364755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-19137558825858686742008-08-24T21:40:00.000-04:002008-08-24T21:40:00.000-04:00i concur. We'd buy you hymnal. We also need to rec...i concur. We'd buy you hymnal. We also need to recover key chorales not limited to:<BR/><BR/>O mensch bewein<BR/>Ich ruf zu dir, herr Jesu Christ<BR/>sei gegrusset, jesu gutig<BR/><BR/><BR/>oh, and also, what about "an aweful mystery is here", "O'er Jerusalem thou weepest" and Luther's Te Deum!<BR/><BR/>And a host of latin hymns WITH THEIR TUNES!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637730997381642190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048575444859487507.post-79615944943685692122008-08-24T16:46:00.000-04:002008-08-24T16:46:00.000-04:00I am a Vicar at a church which uses TLH. We sang ...I am a Vicar at a church which uses TLH. We sang #408 this morning.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240375198932757737noreply@blogger.com