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Der Mensch ist eine Kohle

Set by Arnold Mendelssohn (1855 - 1933), "Der Mensch ist eine Kohle", published 1900 [ SATB chorus ], from Sechs vierstimmige Chorsätze für S., A., T. und B., no. 4, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann ; English title for whole setting is "The human is a coal" [Sung Text]

Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.

Translations available : ENG 


Mensch, du bist eine Kohl',
Gott ist dein Feu'r und Licht;
du bist schwarz, finster und kalt,
liegst du in ihme nicht.

Text Authorship:

  • by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius, no title, appears in Cherubinischen Wandersmann, Kapitel 14 , Vers 133

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann



Der GOttverliebte Mensch hat sonsten keine Pein
Als daß er nicht kan bald bey GOtt dem Liebsten seyn.

Text Authorship:

  • by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius, no title, appears in Cherubinischen Wandersmann, Kapitel 14 , Vers 125

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Mendelssohn uses modern spelling: bey -> bei ; seyn -> sein
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]


Author(s): Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677)
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