Komm, süßer Tod,
Komm, [selige]1 Ruh,
Komm, führ mich in Friede,
Weil ich der Welt bin müde!
Ach komm, ich wart' auf dich,
Komm bald und führe mich,
[Drück']2 mir die Augen zu,
Komm, selige Ruh.

K. Nystedt sets lines 1-3

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¹ Zeisl: "sel'ge"
² Zeisl: "Drücke"

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

• by Knut Nystedt (b. 1915), "Immortal Bach", 1988, lines 1-3 [ chorus ], motet [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "Komm, süßer Tod", op. 7 (Vier Gedichte für gemischten Chor (a capella)) no. 1 (1909), published 1912 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Erich Zeisl (1905 - 1959), "Komm süsser Tod", 1938 [ soprano and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in English, a translation by Luise Haessler (1866 - ?) ; composed by Karl Weigl.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Vieni, morte dolce", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-06-03
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