Dresdner Kreuzchor: Boarding School Rituals I

[rocknrollerted]

I guess that is what they mean by singing for your supper.

[Hekate9]

gänsehaut...

[6045310708]

lol i wish my school did this, it would be like Glee

[jksalomon]

damn I would hate goin 2 that school...

[2KSAMI08andFABO]

wtf??

[titussenlair]

It's benedicite et this is a beautiful custom...to remember how is difficult to product meals and food and also remember those wich are hungry

Sharing food is like the holy last meal in the évangélium

[aquaria85]

singing before the meal - a wonderfull tradition! especially if it is sung so good!

[Lotiolenti]

You could add KRUZIANER to your tags, it's the other name they use.

[MelvinEU]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful video. Wow, they are very discipline and respected. This is a good model to the followers in other parts of the world to follow.

[somegermangeek]

*Schmacht* als Teilzeitchori liebe ich mehrstimmigen Gesang. Dieser Bass, diese Harmonien, diese blöde Sommer-probenpause! ^^

[Schmettifant]

wow!!!! Ich liebe dieses Lied!!!!^^

[Philovideo]

This song is called "Aller Augen Warten Auf Dich, Herre"

In German, The Lyrics are,

Aller Augen warten auf dich, Herr, und du gibst ihnen ihre Speis zu seiner Zeit.

Zu seiner Zeit, du tust dein milde Hand auf und sättigest alles was da lebet mit Wohlgefallen.

Psalm 145, vv. 15-16

In English, The song lyrics are,

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

Psalm 145:15-16

[Philovideo]

This singing before meals ( A prayer song blessing the food and supper?) I like it!

[nursosusi]

oh mand das klingt so himmlisch

[Treemeadow]

is this a Choir school?

[Jairdan]

Yes...This documentary shows the life of 6 choristers of the Dresdner Kreuzchor (famous german boys choir)...It is a boarding school, but they attend a "normal" german grammar school in special classes...

[Treemeadow]

ahh, so they travel to the school when they have classes, and live there?

What does Dresdner Kreuzchor mean (I know chor must mean choir...)

[Jairdan]

Basically, they have a school around the corner and a dorm, where they "board"...Dresdner Kreuzchor means Cross (Crux) Choir of Dresden. They are named after a famous cathedral, which was nearly destroyed in the second world war and rebuild after it...The church has a very unusual look, because they never "fixed" the interior and nearly left this blank...Now, this is considered art

[jonasn14]

Oh gott und sowas ist in Deutschland erlaubt ey...

Wieso muss man denn gerade beim Essen singen?

[EvelynCor]

ha, das ist ein Chorinternat in christlicher Tradition... alle müssen immer singen, die Jungs sind alle sänger, aber niemand muss das Tischgebet mitsingen (guck mal genau hin). Wieso sollte das in Deutschland nicht erlaubt sein??

[jonasn14]

Jaja, ich habe schon verstanden, das die das alle freiwillig machen, aber ich kanns mir halt nicht vorstellen...

[EvelynCor]

Das ist schade (dass du dir das nicht vorstellen kannst, meine ich) - Singen ist was ganz tolles :) *thumbs up*

[aquaria85]

ich glaube eher, dass die, die nicht mitsingen im stimmbruch sind ...

[Palomarify]

jepp die Kruzianer nennen einen Jungen im Stimmbruch auch "Mutant", während der Zeit dürfen sie ncith mitsingen *G* wär wahrscheinlich auch nciht so toll :D

[lonesome001]

...there's a reference to it in American culture too. They "sing for their supper"... Thank you for the original German and the translation.

[villageorganist]

...in Norway often used as grace before meals, particularly when choristers or church musicians are gathered together.

[EvelynCor]

cool. I love schütz... (that ist schütz isnit)

[Jairdan]

Yes, it is Schütz (1657)

Text: For those who speak german:

"Aller Augen warten auf dich, Herre

und du gibest ihnen ihre Speise zu seiner Zeit,

du tust deine milde Hand auf und sättigest alles, was da lebet, mit Wohlgefallen. Amen"

[EvelynCor]

That's psalm 145:15-16 - for speakers of English it would be this:

"The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. Amen"

[Jairdan]

Thanks, for the translation...