| Des Dankes Wort sei mir vergönnt | |
| Key: | F major |
| Catalogue: | WAB 62 |
| Type: | Secular choral work |
| Text: | Ernst Marinelli |
| Language: | German |
| Dedication: | Earl Charles O'Hegerty |
| Vocal: | choir and soloists |
(Let grant me to say a word of thanks), WAB 62, is a song composed by Anton Bruckner during his stay in Sankt Florian.
Bruckner composed this song on a text of Ernst Marinelli between 1845 and 1855, during his stay in Sankt Florian. He dedicated the work as thanks to Earl Charles O'Hegerty, the occupant of Tillysburg Castle, near Sankt Florian. It is not known when the song was performed at that time. On 13 May 1996 the work was performed again on the authentic location (Tillysburg Castle).[1] [2]
The original manuscript of the work is lost, but a copy by Karl Aigner is stored in the archives of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. The work is issued in Band XXIII/2, No. 11 of the German: Gesamtausgabe.[3]
uses a text by Ernst Marinelli.
| The first cheer is for the father,Shouted by the children,Who, as a dear and sweet yoke,Bend themselves at your chest.You tell all their dear heads,The heads of your beloved.O, do not cry, the full numberIs made by an angel over there. The second cheer, not less worthy,It sounds as from one mouth,Is brought to you by the host of friendsIn noble and faithful bondWho join your life,Even if they are faraway.You have good intentions for them,Cheers! they like to call you. And this cheer may sound loudly,Sound well with hundred voices,All those, who are dear to you,Arise a happy thanks.The poor, whom you revived,The servant, whom you have chosen,The singer, whom you make happy,And who swears you their thanks. |
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The 89-bar long work in F major is scored for choir with humming voices and soloists.[2] [1]
The song begins with a tenor soloist with accompaniment of humming voices. From bar 15 ("Wenn alle sich vereinen") the choir takes it over. On bar 23 ("O weine nicht,"), the tenor soloist takes it over with again accompaniment of humming voices. The choir takes it again over at the beginning of the third strophe. The same process is repeated on bar 46 ("Du hast's mit ihnen wohl gemeint,") with a bass soloist, and on bar 68 ("Der Arme ruft's,") with two tenor soloists. Thereafter, the choir goes till the end with a repeat of the first part of the fourth strophe.[2] [4]
There is a single recording of Des Dankes Wort sei mir vergönnt.