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by Erdmann Neumeister (1671 - 1756)
Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Recitativo: Uns wenn man's auch aus Gottes Wort nicht wüsste
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Uns wenn man's auch aus Gottes Wort nicht wüsste,
dass endlich ein Gerichtstag kömmet,
so wäre doch der Schluss nicht ungewiss,
dass Gott der Welt ein Ende machen müsste.
Denn alles ist mit Ärgernis und Greueln überschwemmet.
Was acht' man Gottes Wort zu dieser Zeit?
Die Ungerechtigkeit hat überhand genommen,
der Böse frisst die Frommen.
Den Armen drückt der Reiche,
der Geiz heißt vieler Herzen Gott,
des Fleisches Lust wird zur gemeinen Seuche,
die Falschheit ist ein Ruhm, die Redlichkeit ein Spott.
Die Hoffart wird man nicht bei Sünden,
noch Schwelgen unter Lastern finden.
Und wie mans sonst aufs ärgste treibt.
Ist Gott gerecht? (Wie er's denn ist, und bleibt.)
Wie sollt er nun die Rache lassen schlafen
und nicht die Welt mit einem Garaus strafen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Erdmann Neumeister (1671 - 1756) [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 Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767), "Recitativo: Uns wenn man's auch aus Gottes Wort nicht wüsste", TVWV1:301 no. 3, published 1718, from Der jüngste Tag, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Dr Michael P. Rosewall) , "Recitative: And even if one did not know from God’s word", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-01-26
Line count: 18
Word count: 126

Recitative: And even if one did not know from God’s word
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
And even if one did not know from God’s word
That a judgment day would ultimately come,
The conclusion is certainly not in doubt,
That God must bring the world to an end.
For everything has been overwhelmed by shame and abomination.
What can one learn from God’s word at this time? 
Injustice has taken command,
Evildoers consume the pious.
The poor are oppressed by the rich,
Greed becomes God in many hearts,
The plague of carnal lust becomes commonplace,
Falsehood is celebrated, truth is mocked.
One cannot find honor in sinning,
Nor contentment through affrontery,
And how each one inclines to the worst.
Is God just? (As God is and remains)
How could God yet allow retribution to slumber
And not punish the world with dissolution?

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2022 by Michael P Rosewall, (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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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Erdmann Neumeister (1671 - 1756)
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This text was added to the website: 2022-09-05
Line count: 18
Word count: 127

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