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Gesegnet sei, durch den die Welt entstund; Wie trefflich schuf er sie nach allen Seiten! Er schuf das Meer mit endlos tiefem Grund, Er schuf die Schiffe, die hinübergleiten, Er schuf das Paradies mit ew'gem Licht, Er schuf die Schönheit und dein Angesicht.
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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 20.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 40, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), no title, 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 4
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Michael Brough (b. 1960), "Gesegnet sei", op. 9 no. 2 (1996) [ voice and piano ], from Zwei Liebeslieder, no. 2
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "Blessed be He through whom the world arose", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-12-01
Line count: 6
Word count: 43
Blessed be He through whom the world arose; How excellently he created it in every way! He created the sea with its infinite depths, He created the ships that glide over it, He created Paradise with eternal light, He created beauty and your face.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Donna (Bareket) Breitzer, (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 Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 40, first published 1860
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
This text was added to the website: 2003-12-01
Line count: 6
Word count: 45