Ein jedes in dem seinigen

Der Vogel in der Lufft / der Stein ruht auff dem Land /
Jm Wasser lebt der Fisch / mein Geist in GOttes Hand.

Translation(s): ENG

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Submitted by Peter Palmer

Authorship

• by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius [ author's text not yet checked 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 Heinz Holliger (b. 1939), "Ein jedes in dem seinigen", first performed 2012 [four-part chorus a cappella], from nicht Ichts -- nicht Nichts : Ten monodistichs by Angelus Silesius for four voices, no. 9. [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Peter Palmer) , title 1: "Each to his own", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2012-10-05.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:05:04
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Word count: 24

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Each to his own

The bird in the air / the stone rests on the land /
The fish lives in water / my spirit in God's hand.

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Heinz Holliger. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2012-10-05.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:05:04
Line count: 2
Word count: 24