To be sung every day | I thank God and I am as thrilled

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by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815)

Translation © by Malcolm Wren

Täglich zu singen

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Ich danke Gott und freue mich
Wie's Kind zur Weihnachtsgabe,
Daß ich hier bin und daß ich dich,
Schön Menschlich Antlitz! habe;

Daß ich die Sonne, Berg und Meer,
Und Laub und Gras kann sehen,
Und Abends unterm Sternenheer
Und lieben Monde gehen;

 ... 

Ich danke Gott mit Saitenspiel,
Daß ich kein König worden;
Ich wär geschmeichelt worden viel,
Und wär vielleicht verdorben.

 ... 

Gott gebe mir nur jeden Tag,
So viel ich darf zum Leben.
Er giebt's dem Sperling auf dem Dach;
Wie sollt' ers mir nicht geben!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,4,9 of the original text.

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Text Authorship:

by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815), "Täglich zu singen", first published 1777

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Per cantar cada dia", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Dagelijks te zingen", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "To be sung every day", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À chanter chaque jour", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Da cantare ogni giorno", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 200

To be sung every day

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I thank God and I am as thrilled 
As a child receiving his Christmas presents,
That I am, that I exist and that I have you,
That I have a human face!

That I can see the sun, mountains and sea,
That I can see leaves and grass,
And in the evenings under the host of stars
I can watch the dear moon moving;

 ... 

With my stringed instrument I thank God
That I have not become a King;
I would have been tremendously flattered
And perhaps I would have been corrupted.

 ... 

May God give me each day
As much as I need to live on.
That is what he gives to the sparrow on the roof;
Why should he not give the same to me?

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,4,9 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2018 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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