# What is The Nun's Chorus about?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 13, 2005, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nuns-chorus-about/284537 "2005-01-13T10:38:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Schnauzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@Schnauzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnauzer)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nuns-chorus-about/284537/1 "2005-01-13T10:38:54Z")

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Where can I find an English translation of The Nun’s Chorus from Strauss’ Casanova? Or can anyone just tell me what it’s about?

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**Author:** ![Schnauzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@Schnauzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnauzer)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nuns-chorus-about/284537/2 "2005-01-14T13:41:32Z")

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Now I’m worried. Do I have no replies because no-one knows the answer (surely not possible here), or have I asked a blindingly obvious question to which no-one will lower themselves to answer.

Or, to put it another way:

Bump.

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**Author:** ![Schnauzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@Schnauzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnauzer)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nuns-chorus-about/284537/3 "2005-01-16T10:32:43Z")

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OK, one more go:  
Hup.

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**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nuns-chorus-about/284537/4 "2005-01-16T16:27:50Z")

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Best bet is to go to a music store and purchase the libretto for the piece, I am sure that there is at least one version at amazon, they seem to have everything :rolleyes:

Many times the sheet music has an english translation along with the original german version, IIRC when I was singing in school that was frequently the case. Even if it is only in german, perhaps posting the lyrics on this board with a plea for translation would work=)

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**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nuns-chorus-about/284537/5 "2005-01-16T16:56:49Z")

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Your local library probably has a libretto with the original text and an English translation. That’s the route I went when I needed some Wagner translations.