God, the creator of the world | Fly up to God, to God, high above all the spheres!

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by Johann Peter Uz (1720 - 1796)

Translation © by Malcolm Wren

Gott der Weltschöpfer

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE

Zu Gott, zu Gott flieg auf, hoch über alle Sphären!
Jauchz ihm, weitschallender Gesang,
Dem Ewigen! Er hieß das alte Nichts gebähren;
Und sein allmächtig Wort war Zwang.
Ihm, aller Wesen Quelle, werde
Von allen Wesen Lob gebracht,
Im Himmel und auf Erden
Lob seiner weisen Macht!

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

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Text Authorship:

by Johann Peter Uz (1720 - 1796), "Gott, der Weltschöpfer", first published 1768

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Déu, el creador de l’univers", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "God, de schepper der wereld", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "God, the Creator of the World", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "God, the creator of the world", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dieu le créateur du monde", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 975

God, the creator of the world

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Fly up to God, to God, high above all the spheres!
Sing to him in jubilation, widely reverberating song,
To the eternal one! He ordered the original nothingness to give birth;
And his almighty word became a decree.
Praise him, the source of all beings,
Let praise be offered by all beings,
In heaven and on earth,
Praise to his wise power!

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

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by Malcolm Wren, (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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Peter Uz (1720 - 1796), "Gott, der Weltschöpfer", first published 1768
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This text was added to the website: 2020-12-31
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Word count: 1163