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[11] Prijs, glory, eer en danck

Gesangh van de Schans Philippine
Op de stemme Van seven Dochters saen

Prijs, glory, eer en danck
Zy u Godt door mijn sanck,
Van u groote weldaden
Die ghy den Christen mensch
Bewijst dicks boven wensch,
Als hy meest is beladen.

Gelyck wij Christen sien
(En ons seer doet verblien)
Door 't ontset van Philippijnen;
Voor welcke vlaemsche Schans
Wel vijfthien hondert Mans
Ghebleven syn met pijnen.

Den vyandt meenden vast
Te hebben 't Fort verrast,
By nacht, en al te moorden,
Een Schipper wiert ghewaer,
Die maeckt' allarm daer,
Met luyt-roepende woorden.

Doen d'Officieren kloeck
Elck Soldaet uyt den hoeck
Te voorschijn deden komen.
Elck stelt hem stout ter weer
En vochten braef om d'eer,
Als Leeuwen sonder schromen.

Van 's woensdaeghs smorgens vroegh
Doen 't maer twee uyren sloegh,
Den negensten van Meye
Met Canon en Musquet
Men vocht tot 's maendaeghs net,
Doen most den vyandt scheye

Nu Spaensche slaven, ghy
Met schanden, seer onbly,
Selfs van een Fort moet scheyden,
't Welck light op uwen gront
Denckt of ghy nu wel kont
Van elders winst verbeyden.

Prijs, glory, eer en danck
Zy u Godt door myn sanck,
Voor u groote weldaden,
Bewaert ons voor ghepijn,
Ey laet ons doch noyt sijn
Vant Spaensche Jock beladen.
[11] Prijs, glory, eer en danck (Praise, glory, honor, and thanks, 1635)

Ferdinand's first war action was an attack on the Dutch fortification Philippine in Zeelandic Flanders, that is on the southern bank of the river Scheldt. The control over the south bank was crucial for the Dutch closure of the Scheldt. Philippine was on the shore of a deep creek of the Scheldt and therefore strategically important.
There were dozens of this kind of fortification in Zeelandic Flanders - it was a true war zone. Philippine had fallen into Dutch hands a couple of years before and now Ferdinand tried to conquer it back. But the Spanish failed, as will be clear from this Beggar Song.

Song of the Philippine Redoubt
To the tune of: Seven daughters soon

Praise, glory, honor, and thanks
Be to you, O God, in this my song
For your great goodness
That you so often show
To the Christian
Just when he is most burdened.

Just as we Christians have seen
(And which caused us such rejoicing)
In the deliverance of the Philippine Redoubt,
That Flemish entrenchment
Before which fifteen hundred men
Gave their lives.

The foe was certain
That it would take the fort by surprise,
At night, and would murder us all.
But a skipper noticed them
And sounded the alarm,
Crying aloud.

Then the brave officers
Rousted every soldier from his corner
To come take his place on the line.
Each one defended bravely
And fought valiantly and honorably,
Fearlessly, like lions.

From early Wednesday
At just two in the morning,
On the ninth of May
Men fought with cannon and musket
Right up until Monday,
And then the foe had to retreat.

So, you Spanish slaves,
Grieving with shame,
You who even had to retreat
From a fort on your own ground,
How do you think you could ever
Win a victory anywhere else.

Praise, glory, honor, and thanks
Be to you, O God, with my song
For your great blessings.
Protect us from suffering,
And let us never be
Brought under the yoke of Spain.


Camerata Trajectina (artiest), The Imperial Trumpets (artiest), Music for the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria
2013
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