Translation by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
Da pacem Domine
Language: Latin
Da pacem Domine, in diebus nostris Quia non est alius Qui pugnet pro nobis Nisi tu Deus noster.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c1561 - 1613) and by Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971), "Da pacem Domine", from Tres sacrae cantiones, no. 1, completed by Igor Stravinsky [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) ; composed by Felix Mendelssohn, Hans Michael Schletterer, Heinrich Schütz.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Geef vrede, Heer"
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Seigneur donne la paix", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Schaff' Frieden, Herr", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-26
Line count: 5
Word count: 18
Verleih uns Frieden genädiglich
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Latin
Verleih uns Frieden genädiglich, Herr Gott zu unsern Zeiten, es ist doch ja kein ander nicht, der für uns könnte streiten, denn du, unser Gott, alleine.
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View text with all available footnotesText Authorship:
- by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Verleih uns Frieden genädiglich", 1831, published 1875 [ SATB chorus and instrumental ensemble ], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Zum Jahresschlusse", op. 39 (6 Chorgesänge für S., A., T. und B. ) no. 2, published 1860 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672), "Verleih uns Frieden genädiglich", SWV. 354 (1647) [ up to three voices with instrumental ensemble ], from oratorio Symphoniae sacrae II - Geistliche Konzerte für bis zu drei Singstimmen mit obligaten Instrumenten, no. 14 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-23
Line count: 5
Word count: 26