Template:Did you know nominations/Ich will dich lieben, meine Stärke

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:44, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Ich will dich lieben, meine Stärke edit

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... that "Ich will dich lieben, meine Stärke" is pastoral poetry by Angelus Silesius about Jesus and the Soul, who promises to love him until her death? Source: several, and the title is also in the image

Reviewed: Raju Patel

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self-nominated at 09:58, 2 November 2017 (UTC).

Article meets prose size requirements & was seven days old when submitted. Article reads as neutral. Also looks good according to Earwig's copyvio check (16% but due to repetition of song title and publication name). Hook okay - but I don't think Soul should be capitalized. I personally would prefer a hook with something about the historical nature (perhaps "Scheffler's 'late' (1653) conversion to the Catholic Church.") or why this hymn is unique - aren't most religious hymns relating to similar subjects? I would recommend including File:Ich will dich lieben, meine Stärke (1915).jpeg as a neat example of a old piece of music that is interesting - though including the image is not necessary.

I do have a few suggestions that I would like to see addressed:

I don't see references on the last lines of the Text and Melodies sections.

Could the line "The poetry is in the tradition to interpret the Song of Songs as meaning Jesus" be slightly modified? Instead of "as meaning", would the phrase "as symbolizing" or "as referring to" or even something like "as prophesying Jesus"?

Minor issue: un-closed parenthesis '"Gottes Lamm" (Lamb of God...' & hanging "1668]]" in infobox

Not sure if this matters for a DYK, but could the audio files be embedded, for example like the infobox on The Star-Spangled Banner?

Anyway, thanks for your contribution! I think these suggestions shouldn't be too difficult to address. I do appreciate that I learned two new things: melisma and motet. Cheers! = paul2520 (talk) 21:06, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for a thorough review. I don't have much time, approaching onr of the highlights of the year (hours of traveling and rehearsals). For the moment just short replies: not that image because it's not the common swinging melody ;) - Audio files: will do, - found it like that in the German original. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:27, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

Back. No, this is not a subject often used in hymns, pastoral, meaning "The Good Shepherd" really loved by a shepherdess named Psyche, which translates to Soul, therefore I think it should be capital. Also, it wasn't even a hymn when it started, but poetry. Formatting done, also the word change, and the ref doubled. I will take care of the melody samples, but not right now. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:07, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

I have a better understanding of MIDI files now... assuming good faith, as I can't seem to play them. Still the last lines of /* Text */ are unreferenced ("It may relate... ...without reward."). Add reference(s) to them, and it will be good to go. = paul2520 (talk) 03:42, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Done, and added an image of the title page, with quite a title. Asked for an idiomatic translation. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:56, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Nice work, Gerda Arendt! = paul2520 (talk) 12:45, 7 November 2017 (UTC)