Talk:Be Thou My Vision

message: Why are we citing a source that says Dallan Forgaill wrote it in the 8th century when Forgaill died in 598? 174.252.37.5 (talk) 03:21, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
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message: I'm having an awful time digging up the original Irish lyrics to the song "Slane," to which "Be Thou My Vision" is sung. Either "Slane" needs its own page, or the lyrics need to be here.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by ThoughtFodder (talk • contribs) 08:34, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Nearly three years later, but an answer to your question. Slane does not have original lyrics, because it's a tune, not a song.  This site says it's "associated with the ballad 'With My Love Come on the Road' in Patrick W. Joyce's Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)". The book is online at Archive.org, and it's actually called "With My Love on the Road" (no "come"), but it only gives the tune, no words. That's evidently just another name for the tune. --Nicknack009 (talk) 11:26, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Original Lyrics 

message: Should "You Are My Vision" by Rend Collective Experiment go in notable recordings? It's basically akin to The Message translation of the Bible for this song. Ravens freak0624 (talk) 02:26, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Rend Collective

message: I like to contribute two translations:
A)
A more adequate german translation than the one from Eissler/Jacobi 2003 (Projektion J) is done by Wolfgang Müller, 1992 (according to: enominepatris.com/deutschtum/musik/Steh%20mir%20vor%20Augen.htm):
1. Steh mir vor Augen, auf dich will ich seh‘n.
Herr, deine Wahrheit allein wird besteh‘n.
Sei du mir nahe bei Tag und bei Nacht.
Wach oder schlaf ich, hab du auf mich acht.
2. Präge mein Denken, mein Fühlen, mein Sein,
ruf mich in deine Gemeinschaft hinein.
Du bist mir Vater, ich bleibe dein Kind.
Wohne in mir, dass stets eines wir sind.
3. Sei Schutz und Zuflucht mir, Helfer in Not,
Kraft und Geduld gib mir, gnädiger Gott.
Wenn auch in Ängsten der Sturm mich umtost,
schenkt doch dein Wort mir Gewissheit und Trost.
4. Reichtum und Ehre begehre ich nicht,
bleibst du nur immer mein Heil und mein Licht.
Liebe und Treue, Kraft, Frieden und Ruh,
Hoffnung und Freude – mein Alles bist du.
5. Herrscher des Himmels, Vollender der Welt,
auf dich ist all mein Vertrauen gestellt.
Trotz aller Nöte – auf dich will ich bau‘n.
Steh mir vor Augen, Herr, dich lass mich schau‘n.
B)
Here is my own - rather literal - german translation which is NOT singable to the rhythm of the song - understanding that the key thought is "be though" = "Sei du" as the authors wish in his prayer: "God / Christ himself may be..." all what he is expressing in allmost every line of the poem:
1. Sei du meine Zukunftshoffnung, o Herr meines Herzens;
alles andere sei nichts für mich – ausgenommen, was du selber bist.
(Sei) Du mein bester/wichtigster Gedanke bei Tag und bei Nacht,
wachend oder schlafend –deine Gegenwart (sei) mein Licht.
2. Sei du meine Weisheit, und du mein wahr(haftig)es Wort.
Ich (will) immer mit dir (sein), und du mit mir, Herr.
(Sei) du mein groß(artiger) Vater, ich dein echtes Kind.
(Sei) Du wohnend in mir, und mit dir (sei) ich eins.
3. Sei du mein Schild im Kampf, (mein) Schwert für das Gefecht.
Sei du meine Würde, du meine Wonne/Freude.
(Sei) Du der Zufluchtsort meiner Seele, du mein hoher/starker Turm.
Erhebe mich himmelwärts, oh Macht meiner Kraft.
4. Weder auf Reichtum achte ich noch auf leere Menschenehre.
(Sei) Du mein Erbe, jetzt und für immer.
(Sei) Du und du allein zuerst (vor allem anderen) in meinem Herzen.
Oberster König der Himmel du bist mein Kleinod/Schatz.
5. Oberster König der Himmel, (du hast) den Sieg für mich errungen.
Ich möchte die Freuden des Himmels erlangen, oh helle Himmelssonne!
Du bis das Herz meines eigenen Herzens, was immer auch geschieht,
sei du immer (noch) meine Zukunftshoffnung, oh Herrscher über alles.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Queso Suizo (talk • contribs) 10:32, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  More adequate german translations 

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message: I have a copy of the Church Hymnal with Accompanying Tunes in which "Be Thou My Vision" was first printed as a hymn set to "Slane" in 1919 for use by the Church of Ireland. As this hymnal was published 98 years ago, and songs enter the public domain in Ireland after 70, I have scanned and uploaded this original hymn setting as it first appeared. I think this should be considered a relevant image to be included on the hymn's Wikipedia page.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by James.lewis (talk • contribs) 18:38, 1 May 2017 (UTC)
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message: There's a Brazilian-Portuguese Version of this song, which was made by "Diante do Trono", a gospel group, in 1999. It's called "Dono do meu coração". Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7aTKaInYjo
I add it in the section "Other Languages".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Isaque Neves (talk • contribs) 23:26, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
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