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by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815)

Täglich zu singen
 (Sung text for setting by G. Bachlund)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Ich danke Gott und freue mich
Wie's Kind zur Weihnachtsgabe,
Daß ich hier bin und daß ich dich,
Schön Menschlich Antlitz! habe;

Daß ich die Sonne, Berg und Meer,
Und Laub und Gras kann sehen,
Und Abends unterm Sternenheer
Und lieben Monde gehen;

 ... 

Ich danke Gott mit Saitenspiel,
Daß ich kein König worden;
Ich wär geschmeichelt worden viel,
Und wär vielleicht verdorben.

 ... 

Gott gebe mir nur jeden Tag,
So viel ich darf zum Leben.
Er giebt's dem Sperling auf dem Dach;
Wie sollt' ers mir nicht geben!

Composition:

    Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Täglich zu singen", 2012, stanzas 1-2,4,9 [ medium voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815), "Täglich zu singen", first published 1777

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Per cantar cada dia", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Dagelijks te zingen", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "To be sung every day", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À chanter chaque jour", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Da cantare ogni giorno", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 200

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