Chorus. A grain of wheat bears no fruit | A grain of wheat bears no fruit

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by Johannes Gigas (1514 - 1581)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Choral. Kein Frucht das Weizenkörnlein...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Kein Frucht das Weizenkörnlein bringt,
Es fall denn in die Erden;
So muss auch unser irdscher Leib
Zu Staub und Aschen werden,
Eh er kömmt zu der Herrlichkeit,
Die du, Herr Christ, uns hast bereit'
Durch deinen Gang zum Vater.

Text Authorship:

by Johannes Gigas (1514 - 1581) [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 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), "Choral. Kein Frucht das Weizenkörnlein bringt", BWV 114 no. 4 (1724) [ soprano and continuo ], from cantata Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Chorus. A grain of wheat bears no fruit", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Choral. La graine de blé ne donne pas de fruit", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-23
Line count: 7
Word count: 40

Chorus. A grain of wheat bears no fruit

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

A grain of wheat bears no fruit,
Unless it falls into the earth;
So also must our worldly body
Become dust and ashes,
That it might come to glory,
Which you, Lord Christ, have prepared for us,
Through your journey to the Father.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johannes Gigas (1514 - 1581)
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This text was added to the website: 2023-03-07
Line count: 7
Word count: 43