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Die Himmel rühmen des Ewigen Ehre;
Ihr Schall pflanzt seinen Namen fort.
Ihn rühmt der Erdkreis, ihn preisen die Meere;
Vernimm, o Mensch, ihr göttlich Wort!
Wer zählt der Himmel unzählbare Sterne?
Wer führt die Sonn aus ihrem Zelt?
Sie kommt und leuchtet und lacht uns von ferne
Und läuft den Weg gleich als ein Held.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
Note: Abt's song uses Beethoven's melody.
Composition:
- Set to music by Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Die Ehre Gottes von Beethoven", op. 186 (Lieder und Chöre für 3 Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte), Heft 3 no. 8, published 1863, stanzas 1-2 [ vocal trio of female voices or three-part women's chorus and piano ], Offenbach, André
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769), "Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Jordi López Jové) , "La gloria de Déu en la natura", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De roem van God in de natuur", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The glory of God in nature", copyright ©
- ENG English [singable] (Allen Shearer) , "God's Glory in Nature", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Angelika Frenzel) , "L'Hommage rendu à Dieu par la Nature", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La natura canta la gloria di Dio", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
Line count: 24
Word count: 167
Les cieux louent l'honneur de l'Eternel,
leur écho propage Son nom.
La terre Le loue, les mers Le glorifient.
O homme, écoute leur divine parole!
Qui porte les étoiles innombrables du ciel?
Qui sort le soleil de sa tente?
Il arrive et brille et nous sourit de loin,
Parcourant son chemin tel un héros.
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2003 by Angelika Frenzel, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769), "Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur"
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This text was added to the website: 2005-01-17
Line count: 24
Word count: 54