Vocatief - Heyr himna smiður (Icelandic hymn)

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a live performance (Oct 21, 2016) of the well-known ancient Icelandic hymn "Heyr himna smiður" at the Kirche am Steinhof, Vienna, Austria, during the Vocumenta choir festival 2016, by Viennese male vocal group "Vocatief".

Live-Mitschnitt von der alten isländischen Hymne "Heyr himna smiður", gesungen vom Männervokalensemble "Vocatief" aus Wien im Rahmen der Vocumenta 2016 am 21.Oktober in der Otto Wagner Kirche am Steinhof in Wien.

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Song: Heyr himna smiður
Composer: Kolbeinn Tumason (1173–1207)
Music: Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson (1938–2013)

Lyrics:

Heyr, himna smiður
hvers skáldið biður.
Komi mjúk til mín
miskunnin þín.
Því heit eg á þig,
þú hefur skaptan mig.
Eg er þrællinn þinn,
þú ert drottinn minn.

Guð, heit eg á þig,
að þú græðir mig.
Minnst þú, mildingur, mín,
mest þurfum þín.
Ryð þú, röðla gramur,
ríklyndur og framur,
hölds hverri sorg
úr hjartaborg.

Gæt þú, mildingur, mín,
mest þurfum þín,
helzt hverja stund
á hölda grund.
Send þú, meyjar mögur,
málsefnin fögur,
öll er hjálp af þér,
í hjarta mér.

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And now we can truly see why churches were constructed the way that they were! Fantastic!!!

jewlsseven

Это гениально, северная, нордическая наполовину христианская, наполовину языческая культура. Я вернулся сюда спустя год, когда я нашёл этот шедевр мне было 15, сейчас мне 16

BritishJaguar

Translation:

Hear me, smith of the heavens

Hear, smith of the heavens,
what the poet asks:
May thy mercy softly come unto me.
So I call on thee,
for thou hast created me.
I am thy slave,
thou art my Lord.

God, I call on thee
to heal me.
Remember me, gentle one.
Most we need thee.
O king of suns, generous and great,
drive out every human sorrow
from the city of the heart.

Watch over me, gentle one,
Most we need thee,
truly every moment
in the world of men.
Send us, son of the virgin,
goodness into our hearts,
for all aid is from thee.

brucehorn

I think, the people of Iceland are extremely lucky to have such a beautiful song as their hymn. This will ever touch the hearts of people. Greetings from Germany!

ElinT

It's a heartfelt, fervent prayer to God for healing. Our world needs that now more than ever.

jasonsummit

This has got to be one of the most beautiful things out there

barrackobama

This wrecks me. I feel bad because I'm using this as mood music for my nerdy means as a d&d player, but by god, this is truly a beautiful hymn.

corpselight

One of the most beautiful hymns in the world :)

JumpingFlapjack

I may not be religious anymore but, this song resonates a certain clarity. A purity. I don't know how to explain it or speak of it. But here I am. Thank you for this upload. Perhaps before I die some day, this type of resonance will resound within my empty soul.

WirSindVerlren

Beautiful doesn't cut it... simply soul shattering. wow <3

aintgotnoname

Thank you for this beautiful rendition of such an old music piece! I first saw this performed by Arstidir in a German train station, but sadly, the audio quality wasn't doing it any justice!

WarGuardia

My heart feels full, as if this music had found any cracks inward and has granted me a deep warm comfort.

SolarFlorad

The bass man is just...how low!!!
It's a beautiful work all of you!

juliafreitas

Knowing the story of this hymn, I listen to it every day and every day it puts me back on Earth, reminds me of the world I live in and who I am, thank you for the best performance of it that I could find in YouTube

nee-o-wave