Dagelijks te zingen | Ik dank Heer God en ben zo blij

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by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Täglich zu singen

(Sung text for setting by G. Bachlund)

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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!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4,9 of the original text.

Composition:

Gary Bachlund

Text Authorship:

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

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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.
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Dagelijks te zingen

(Sung text translation for setting by G. Bachlund)

See original

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Ik dank Heer God en ben zo blij,
Als 'n kind met kerstgeschenken,
Dat ik hier ben! En dat Hij mij
Een mensengelaat wou schenken.

Dat ik de zon, de berg, het meer
Kan zien, het gras, de bomen,
En 's avonds onder 't sterrenheir
En de lieve maan kan lopen.

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God geve mij slechts elke dag
Genoeg om van te leven,
Hij geeft het mussen op het dak;
Hoe zou hij 't mij niet geven!

 ...

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4,9 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

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