Alle sielen, rêst yn frede

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by Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814)

Translation © by Geart van der Meer

Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen

(Sung text for setting by F. Hiller)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE FRI HEB ITA POR SPA

Ruhn in Frieden alle Seelen, 
Die vollbracht ein banges Quälen, 
Die vollendet süßen Traum, 
Lebenssatt, gebohren kaum, 
Aus der Welt hinüber schieden;
Alle Seelen ruhn in Frieden!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Jacobi's footnote to the title: "An diesem Feste besuchen die Römisch Catholischen die Gräber der Ihrigen, setzen Lichter darauf, und bethen für die Verstorbenen."

Composition:

Ferdinand von Hiller

Sechs geistliche Gesänge für gemischten Chor

Text Authorship:

by Johann Georg Jacobi (1740 - 1814), "Litaney auf das Fest aller Seelen", first published 1776

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Pregària per a la Festa de Tots Sants", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Litanie op het feest van Allerzielen", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Litanies pour la fête de toutes les âmes", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRI Frisian (Geart van der Meer) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HEB Hebrew (עברית) (Hamutal Atariah) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Preghiera per la festa di Ognissanti", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Alexandre Trovon) , "Litania", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Daniel Faure) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Alle sielen, rêst yn frede

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Hiller)

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Language: Frisian after the German (Deutsch)

Alle sielen, rêst yn frede,
Dy't ferlost út alle neden, 
Of yn swiete rêst op bêd,
Amper berne, 't libben sêd,  
Oflein ha har ierdske lêsten:
Fyn de frede om te rêsten.

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