NADAL – IN ORATORI
A Christmas oratorio for mixed choir, soprano, tenor and narrator
Credits
Libretto: Roman Weishaupt Music: Peter Appenzeller
Choir Director: Armon Ulber`Brass Band Director: Duri Cathomen
Soloist: Silvia Matile-Eggenberger · Singer: Georg Fluor
Organist: Anna Maria Schlosser · Narrator: Roman Weishaupt
With: Chor mischadau Schluein & Societad da musica Falera
World premiere: December 2008 · Schluein and Falera
In the first part of the oratorio, the recurring question “Where is God?” is answered not by an abstract idea, but by a lullaby. In the vulnerable body of the newborn child, the central movement of the entire text is distilled: the divine appears not in power, but in vulnerability.
December · 2008 · Autor und Sprecher
Romansh
SOLISTA
Dorma, dorma miu affon.
Tgei sort spetga tei, affon?
Paussa, paussa sin miu pèz,
da miu best sortius cun saung.
Beiba, beiba da miu latg,
sentas era seit e fom.
Braunca, braunca ferm miu det,
drovas era tegn, schurmetg.
Schaias, schaias en miu bratsch,
e gest Ti dueis esser Diu?
Tgei sort spetga tei, affon?
Dorma, dorma miu affon.
English
SOLIST
Sleep, sleep, my child.
What awaits you, my child?
Rest, rest upon my breast,
come forth from my body in blood.
Drink, drink of my milk,
you too feel hunger and thirst.
Hold, hold tightly to my finger,
you too need support and protection.
Lie, lie in my arms,
and you, of all children, are meant to be God?
What awaits you, my child?
Sleep, sleep, my child.
AI-assisted translations from Sursilvan
