An example of multiculturalism as it should be?

Question

I came across this YouTube clip by chance and was very moved by this group... a church choir in Weimar, Germany, singing a hymn ("Be Thou My Vision," aka "Lord of all Hopefulness") to the ancient Irish tune of "Slane" in Korean.

내 맘의 주여 소망되소서
주 없이 모든 일 헛되어라
밤에나 낮에나 주님 생각
잘 때나 깰 때 함께 하소서

Steh mir vor Augen, auf dich will ich sehn.
Herr, deine Wahrheit allein wird bestehn.
Sei du mir nahe bei Tag und bei Nacht.
Wach oder schlaf ich, hab du auf mich acht.

Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light

Answer 1

Very deep and spiritual: words and music are harmony!

Comments

I have great fondness for hymns based on ancient Irish tunes. Must be my Celtic blood.

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I can understand you.

Some Irish songs found on-line:

Celtic woman

Luke Kelly - Dubliners

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I also love sentimental Scottish songs.

Bonniey Charlie's noo awa
Safely oer the friendly main;
Mony a heart will break in twa,
Should he no come back again.

Will ye no come back again?
Will ye no come back again?
Better loed ye canna be;
Will ye no come back again?

Sweet's the laverock's note an lang,
Liltin wildly up the glen;
But aye to me he sings a sang,
"Will ye no come back again?"

Will ye no come back again?
Will ye no come back again?
Better loed ye canna be;
Will ye no come back again?

Sing ye o' the Cuillins o' Skye
Of Harris, or Eigg, or fair Iona
Joy of my heart, Eilean Muile

Whether I wander east or west
Waking or dreaming, thou art near me
Joy of my heart, Eilean Muile

Peat and heather, how ye call me
Little wee bothan by the hillside
Joy of my heart, Eilean Muile

Whether I wander east or west
waking or dreaming, thou art near me
Joy of my heart, Eilean Muile

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I am not surprised that these touching sounds mixing longing, dancing, cheerful and mystic music had (and have) a significant impact on Australian and North American country music, for instance:

Oops - I should stop - I am flowing over (I have been looking into some known music, but discovered lots of  interesting names and titles (vaguely remembered, forgotten or new), and I went on and on - lol. I hope that I am not boring you.

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No, you're not boring me — far from it.

We saw a revival of Riverdance in Connecticut (Hartford) some months ago.  I am always amazed by the precision of the lines of dancers.  If a solo dancer gets the order of steps wrong, the audience would probably never notice, but if one dancer in a line of thirty made a wrong step, it would be obvious.

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Really outstanding! And thank you for your kindness.

A pleasure to the eyes ...

And I can't find the words - smiling.

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YW!   

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