Selig sind die Toten
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Selig sind die Toten,
die in dem Herrn sterben,
von nun an.
Ja der Geist spricht,
daß sie ruhen von ihrer Arbeit;
denn ihre Werke folgen ihnen nach.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Selig sind die Toten", op. 45 no. 7 [chorus, orchestra], from Ein deutsches Requiem, no. 7. [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Martin Frey (1872 - 1946), "Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben", op. 47, published 1915 [four-part mixed chorus a cappella], Leipzig: Steingräber Verlag [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672), "Selig sind die Toten", SWV. 391. [chorus] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Benaurats siguin els difunts", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zalig zijn de doden", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Ahmed E. Ismail) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- EST Estonian (Eesti keel) (Bible or other Sacred Texts)
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Beati coloro che sono morti", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2006-01-02
Line count: 6
Word count: 28
Zalig zijn de doden
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch)
Zalig zijn de doden
Die in de Heer gaan sterven,
Van nu af.
Ja, de Geest spreekt:
Laat hen rusten uit van hun arbeid;
Want ja, hun werken volgen in hun spoor.