In happy times I felt

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by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

In Krankheit

(Sung text for setting by C. Bach)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

   Ich hab in guten Stunden
Des Lebens Glück empfunden
Und Freuden ohne Zahl;
So will ich denn gelassen
Mich auch in Leiden fassen;
Welch Leben hat nicht seine Qual?

 ... 

   Wenn ich in Christo sterbe,
Bin ich des Himmels Erbe;
Was schreckt mich Grab und Tod?
Auch auf des Todes Pfade
Vertrau ich deiner Gnade;
Du, Herr, bist bei mir in der Noth.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,5 of the original text.

Note for Lang's setting: stanza 1, line 3, word 3 ("ohne") is "sonder" in one manuscript, but reverts to "ohne" in the repetition.

Composition:

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Geistliche Oden und Lieder mit Melodien: Gellert Oden

Text Authorship:

by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769), "In Krankheit"

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2016-06-06
Line count: 36
Word count: 192

In sickness

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Bach)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

   In happy times I felt
The joy of life
And pleasures without number;
Therefore I shall calmly
Submit to suffering;
What life does not have its agony?

 ... 

   When I die in Christ,
I shall be an heir of Heaven;
What should death and the grave alarm me?
Even upon the pathway of death
I trust in Your Grace;
You, Lord, are with me in adversity.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,5 of the original text.

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This text was added to the website: 2017-01-29
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Word count: 215