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by Paul Eber (1511 - 1569)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein
Und wissen nicht, wo aus [noch]1 ein
Und finden weder Hilf noch Rat,
Ob wir gleich sorgen früh und spat,

So ist [dies]2 unser Trost allein,
Daß wir zusammen [ingemein]3
Dich [anrufen]4, o treuer Gott,
Um Rettung aus der Angst und Not.

Und heben unsre Aug'n und Herz
Zu dir in wahrer Reu' und Schmerz
Und suchen der Sünd' Vergebung
Und aller Strafen Linderung,

Die du verheißest gnädiglich
Allen, die darum bitten dich
Im Namen dein's Sohns Jesu Christ,
Der unser Heil und Fürsprech ist.

Drum kommen wir, o Herre Gott,
Und klagen dir all unsre Not,
Weil wir jetzt stehn verlaßen gar
In großer Trübsal und Gefahr.

Sieh nicht an unser Sünden groß,
Sprich uns [derselb]5 aus Gnaden los;
Steh uns in unserm Elend bei,
Mach uns von [allen Plagen]6 frei;

Auf daß von Herzen können wir
Nachmals mit Freuden danken dir,
Gehorsam sein nach deinem Wort,
Dich allzeit preisen hier und dort.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   J. Brahms 

J. Brahms sets stanzas 1-2, 6-7

View original text (without footnotes)
1 Brahms: "und"
2 Brahms: "das"
3 Brahms: "insgemein" (in some editions)
4 Brahms: "rufen an"
5 Brahms: "davon" (in some editions)
6 Brahms: "aller Trübsal"

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Eber (1511 - 1569), written 1560 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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), "Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein", op. 110 no. 3, stanzas 1-2,6-7 [chorus], from Drei Motetten, no. 3, motet [ sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Quan estem en la més gran fretura", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Wanneer wij zijn in hoogste nood", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "When we are in deepest need", copyright © 2005
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Quand nous sommes dans la détresse la plus grande", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
Line count: 28
Word count: 167

Quan estem en la més gran fretura
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Quan estem en la més gran fretura
i no sabem què hem de fer
i no trobem ajut ni consell,
encara que ens angoixem tothora,

llavors, el nostre únic conhort
és que reunits, ensems
et cridem, oh Déu fidel,
perquè ens alliberis de la por i la fretura.



















No paris esment en els nostres grans pecats,
absol-nos amb la teva gràcia;
fes-nos costat en la nostra misèria,
allibera’ns de tots els flagells;

perquè més tard, de tot cor, et puguem
joiosament donar gràcies,
ser obedients a la teva paraula,
i lloar-te arreu i per sempre.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2018 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Paul Eber (1511 - 1569), written 1560
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2018-11-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 95

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