Lungdamin Kong Bia Uh Hi
Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee
(Galatians 5:22)
Agelh~Zam Khat Kham
Henry van Dyke (1852-1933) Ludwig van Beethovan(1770-1827)
Hih la bel Pasian’ tunga lungdamna la-in sa-a a kilahkhiatna la ngaihpen khat ahi hi. A phuakpa Henry van Dyke pen November 10, 1852 ni-in America gam Germantown, Pennsylvania ah suak hi. A nuntak sung tawntung America gama Presbyterian thulhih siampen khat-a kiciamteh ahi hi. Thuhilh siam ci-a a minthan bek hi lo-in 1900 pan in 1923 dong Princeton University ah professor of literature sem laimawk hi. A pawlpi sung vuah a thupi mahmah moderator zong sem ngei hi. Leitung Galpi Masa lai-in Navy chaplain sem ngei a, President Wilson hun lai-in Holland leh Luxembourg gamte ah American ambassador-in om ngei hi. Devotional laibu tampi gelh-a, a gelh laibu pawlkhatte a kikhawngpen laibu suak pahpah hi.
Hih la, “Lungdamin Kong Bia Uh Hi” bel ama’ phuah late lakah a kitamtheihpen ahi hi. Pasian’ bawlsa nate leh thu um mite genkaak-a kiphuak ahi hi. “Lungsim pak bang palh Na mai-ah, Na vaangtaang sung hong malh hi” a cihna munte ah kimu thei hi. A taang nihna ah Pasian’ bawlsa nate in Ama’ minthanna hong lak dena hong Bawlpa i biak ding hong hilh hi. Taang lina ah leitung vantung a kipiansak hun lai-a kisa phatna lapi (Job 38:7) sakpih-a, tua banga i hihna hangin nuntakna-a kisam thathakte i lak nading hong kizawn hi.
Henry van Dyke in hih lamalte a phuah laitakin Williamstown, Massachusetts-a Williams College ah thuhilh-a a om laitak ahi hi. Zingsang khat van Dyke in tua lamalte college presidentpa pia a, “Hilai-ah nang’ ading hymn khat, na mualte uh (the Berkshires) ka etkawma hong suak hi ei. Beethovan’ la “Hymn of Joy” la-aw tawh sakkhop ding hi” ci-in hih la pia hi. 1911 kuma kikhen van Dyke’ labu Book of Poems sungah kihel pah hi.
A la-aw “Hymn of Joy” bel Ludwig van Beethovan in 1817 pan 1823 sunga a phuah Ninth Symphony sunga a nunungpen khawk ahi hi. Beethovan in hymn aw ding ngimin music khatpeuh a phuah ngei loh hangin ama’ music phuahte panin hymn aw ding tampi kila khin ta hi. Tuate lakah hih lamalte leh hih la-aw kithuahkhawm pen mah a minthangpen ahi hi.
“The Ninth” ahih kei leh “Choral” Symphony bel Beethovan’ phuah music-te lakah a nunungpen hi a, a music phuah khempeuh lakah a hoihpen-a kiciamteh ahi hi. Kum 6 sung phuak hi. Mihing aw leh tumtheih tuamtuamte kigawmkhawm ding a tupna lianpen ahi hi. A German lawmpa laphuaksiam Friedrich Schiller’ gelh la (poem) khat a simna tungtawnin hih la phuah nopna lungsim hong suak hi. Tua poem thulu “Ode to Joy” cih ahi hi. Kum 30 a phaka a beng a ngongcip Beethovan in bangci bangin hih bang la ngaih phuak thei hiam cih tel hak mahmah hi. 1824 kumin Vienna, Austria ah hih music a kisak cil ni-in solo sate tau tung pan hong tuaksuk-in Beethovan mipite’ lamah heii uh a, mipite’ khutbet ziahziahna ensak uh hi, kici hi.
Minthan na leh itna Topa, Lungdam in kongbia uh hi.
Lungsim paak bang palh Na mai ah Navaang taang sung hong malh hi.
Mawhna dahna meei thengsak in Hawl khia in lungmuan lahna,
Sun nitaang kong sung hong dim in, Tul lo nuamna hong guan Pa
Lei leh van in navaang langsak, hong pahtawi na bawlsa te’n
Aksi leh vanmi ten hong sak, Tatsat lo in hong phat den
Lo leh tulak mual leh kuam te’n Lodum na kham leh tuipi
Ciktui phul leh vasa ham te’n, Nang sung nuam ding hong zawn hi.
Mawh maisak Pa, Thupha pia Pa, Cing tawntung thupua na hi.
Tuinak bang nunna sungnuamna, Tawlngakna nuam pen na hi.
Itna nei peuh nang a hikhin, Kote’ pa leh honpa aw,
Ko ki-it tek na’ng hong hilh in, Na nuamna sung domto aw
