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by Johann Rist (1607 - 1667)

O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort
 (Sung text for setting by J. Bach)
 Matches base text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort,
O Schwert, das durch die Seele bohrt,
O Anfang sonder Ende.
O Ewigkeit, Zeit ohne Zeit,
Ich weiß vor großer Traurigkeit
Nicht, wo ich mich hinwende.
Mein ganz erschrock'nes Herze bebt,
Dass mir die Zung am Gaumen klebt.

Composition:

    Set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort", BWV 513 no. 42, from Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Rist (1607 - 1667)

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ô éternité, mot plein de tonnerre", 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: 2015-02-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 42

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