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by Salomo Franck (1659 - 1725)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Coro. Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!
    Seid bereit
    Allezeit,
    Bis der Herr der Herrlichkeit
    Dieser Welt ein Ende machet.

Text Authorship:

by Salomo Franck (1659 - 1725) [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), "Coro. Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!", BWV 70 no. 1 (1723) [ chorus and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Chorus. Watch! Pray! Pray! Watch!", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-29
Line count: 5
Word count: 17

Chorus. Watch! Pray! Pray! Watch!

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Watch! Pray! Pray! Watch!
Be prepared
At all times,
Until the Lord of majesty
Brings this world to an end.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2023 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 Salomo Franck (1659 - 1725)
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This text was added to the website: 2023-08-13
Line count: 5
Word count: 20