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by Philipp Nicolai (1556 - 1608)

Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
 (Sung text for setting by J. Bach)
 See base text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG ENG FIN SPA
Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Voll Gnad und Wahrheit von dem Herrn,
Du süße Wurzel Jesse.
Du Sohn Davids aus Jakobs Stamm,
Mein König und mein Bräutigam,
Hast mir mein Herz besessen.
Lieblich, freundlich, Schön und herrlich,
Groß und ehrlich, Reich an Gaben,
Hoch und sehr prächtig erhaben.

 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern", BWV 1 no. 1 (1725), stanza 1 [ chorus and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by Philipp Nicolai (1556 - 1608)

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English [singable] (Alexandra Glynn) , "O Morning Star! How fair and bright! ", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Susana Martin Dudoignon) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-01-10
Line count: 63
Word count: 329

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