Analysis of The Shepherd's Sabbath Song
Ich bin so hold den sanften Tagen,
Das ist der Tag des Herrn!
Ich bin allein auf weiter Flur;
Noch eine Morgenglocke nur,
Nun Stille nah und fern.
Anbetend knie ich hier.
O süßes Graun! geheimes Wehn!
Als knieten viele ungesehn
Und beteten mit mir.
Der Himmel nah und fern,
Er ist so klar und feierlich,
So ganz, als wollt’ er öffnen sich.
Das ist der Tag des Herrn!
This is the Sabbath day!
The Shepherd's Sabbath Song
In the wide field I am alone.
Hark! now one morning bell's sweet tone--
Now it has died away.
Kneeling, I worship Thee:
Sweet dread doth o'er my spirit steal,
From whispering sounds of those who kneel,
Unseen, to pray with me.
Around and far away
So clear and solemn is the sky,
It seems all opening to my eye:
This is the Sabbath day!
Scheme | aAbbabaabaccAD x aadeffedggD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111 111111 111111 1111 11111 11110 111111 1111 111111 110111 011111 1111011 111111 110101 010101 00111101 11110111 111101 101101 111101101 110011111 011111 010101 11010101 111100111 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 765 |
Words | 147 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 14, 1, 11 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 192 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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