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Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht, Mein allerliebster Gott. Ach! höre doch mein Flehen, Ach! lass mir Gnad geschehen, Wenn ich hab angst und noth, Du meine Zuversicht, Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht. Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht, Ach! triebe fern von mir Des bösen feindes tücke, Ingleichen das gelücke, Das mich nur trennt von dir, Du meines lebens licht, Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht. Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht, Mein allerliebster Gott, Vergieb mir meine sünden. Ach! lass mich gnade finden, So hat es keine noth, Wenn solche mich anficht, Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht. Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht, Wenn mich die böse Welt Mit ihrer Bosheit plaget Und mir von schätzen saget, Die sie doch nicht behält. Ich bin ihr nicht verpflicht’, Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht. Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht, Wenn nun der herbe Tod Mir nimmt mein zeitlich Leben, Du kannst ein bess'res geben. Mein allerliebster Gott, Hör', wenn dien Kind noch spricht: Vergiss mein nicht, Vergiss mein nicht!
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Confirmed with Musicalisches Gesangbuch by Georg Christian Schemelli, Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf, Leipzig, 1736.
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Christian Schemelli (1676 - 1762), no title, appears in Musicalisches Gesangbuch, no. 627, Leipzig, Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf, first published 1736 [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 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), "Vergiss mein nicht, mein allerliebster Gott", BWV 505, published 1736 [voice and harpsichord], from Musikalisches Gesangbuch, no. 627, Leipzig, Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Iain Sneddon) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Iain Sneddon [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-25
Line count: 35
Word count: 173
Do not forget me, My all loving God! Oh, listen to my pleas, Oh, grant me grace, If I'm afraid and distressed, Give me confidence, Forget me not, forget me not! Do not forget me, Ah! drive away from me The evil, treacherous enemy, Remove the barrier to happiness, That separates me from you, You light up my life, Forget me not, forget me not! Do not forget me, My all loving God, Forgive me my sins. Oh! let me find mercy, So that it is no hardship If these things challenge me, Forget me not, forget me not! Do not forget me, If the evil world Plagues me with its wickedness And tells me of treasure It does not keep. I'm not bound to it, Forget me not, forget me not! Do not forget me, If harsh death Now takes my mortal life, You can give a better one. My all loving god, Listen, as if your child still speaks: Forget me not, forget me not!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Christian Schemelli (1676 - 1762), no title, appears in Musicalisches Gesangbuch, no. 627, Leipzig, Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf, first published 1736
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-25
Line count: 35
Word count: 167