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Re: double time signature problem
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David Kastrup |
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Re: double time signature problem |
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Mon, 13 Nov 2017 17:32:09 +0100 |
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David Wright <address@hidden> writes:
> BTW does the German used here sound as archaic as Coverdale's
> translation (Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up,
> ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in)
Uh, The Messiah _was_ composed and performed in English. The libretto
was written by Charles Jennens, and basically uses Bible passages from
the KJV version.
In this quote, I see "ye", 2nd person plural nominative (nowadays, the
accusative is used for everything). That's all. Just a tiny bit of
Early Modern English. All the rest is quite current-day use. It's
similar with other passages: it uses Early Modern English pronouns and
verb forms (like Shakespeare would) but is pretty standard fare
otherwise.
The problem is that the corresponding Lutheran German _is_ the same as
modern-day German apart from some spelling differences. German hasn't
seen significant grammatical changes or simplifications since then.
> or does it resemble contemporary usage?
Both.
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David Kastrup
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