Kuinka ihanasti aamutähti loistaakaan

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by Philipp Nicolai (1556 - 1608)

Translation © by Erkki Pullinen

Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern

(Sung text for setting by J. Bach)

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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.

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Composition:

Johann Sebastian Bach

Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern

Text Authorship:

by Philipp Nicolai (1556 - 1608)

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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

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

Kuinka ihanasti aamutähti loistaakaan

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Bach)

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Language: Finnish (Suomi) after the German (Deutsch)

Kuinka ihanasti aamutähti loistaakaan
täynnä Herran armoa ja totuutta,
se tähti olet sinä, Iisain juuresta syntynyt.
Sinä Daavidin poika Jaakobin heimosta,
kuninkaani ja sulhaseni,
olet voittanut sydämeni omaksesi.
Suloinen sinä olet, ystävällinen, kaunis, ihana,
suuri on sinun kunniasi, runsaat lahjasi,
ääretön on sinun korkeutesi ja ylevyytesi.

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