Translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts
Verti me ad alia, et vidi calumnias
Language: Latin
Verti me ad alia, et vidi calumnias quae sub sole geruntur, et lacrimas innocentium, et neminem consolatorem, nec posse resistere eorum violentiae, cunctorum auxilio destitutos, et laudavi magis mortuos quam viventes ; et feliciorem utroque judicavi qui necdum natus est, nec vidit mala quae sub sole fiunt.
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- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , from Ecclesiastes, 4:1-3 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts , no title, Ecclesiastes, 4:1-3 [an adaptation] ; composed by Johannes Brahms.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , Ecclesiastes, 4:1-3
- FRE French (Français) (Bible or other Sacred Texts)
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-09-05
Line count: 10
Word count: 47
Je me suis mis alors à considérer toutes...
Language: French (Français)  after the Latin
Je me suis mis alors à considérer toutes les brimades qui s'exercent sous le soleil. Voici les larmes de opprimés, et personne pour les consoler. Leurs oppresseurs leur font violence, et personne pour les consoler. Et j'ai estimé les morts qui sont morts plus heureux que les vivants, qui sont encore en vie, et plus heureux que les uns et les autres, l'avorton qui n'est pas arrivé à l'existence, celui qui n'a pas vu le mal qui se commet sous le soleil.
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- a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , from Ecclesiastes, 4:1-3
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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Researcher for this page: Auditorium du Louvre
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-12
Line count: 10
Word count: 82