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Selig sind, die da Leid tragen
 (Sung text for setting by J. Brahms)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Selig sind, die da Leid tragen, 
denn sie sollen getröstet werden.

Die mit Tränen säen,
werden mit Freuden ernten. 
Sie gehen hin und weinen
und tragen edlen Samen, 
und kommen mit Freuden 
und bringen ihre Garben.

Composition:

    Set to music by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Selig sind, die da Leid tragen", op. 45 no. 1 [ chorus and orchestra ], from Ein deutsches Requiem, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by Bible or other Sacred Texts , from Matthew 5:4, Psalm 126:5-6

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Benaventurats els afligits", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zalig zijn die nu leed dragen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Ahmed E. Ismail) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • EST Estonian (Eesti keel) (Bible or other Sacred Texts)
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Beati quelli che soffrono", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail

This text was added to the website: 2006-01-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 36

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