by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)
Abendlied zu Gott See base text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Herr, der du mir das Leben
bis diesen Tag gegeben,
dich bet ich kindlich an!
Ich bin viel zu geringe
der Treue, die ich singe
und die du heut an mir getan.
...
Composition:
- Set to music by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Abendlied zu Gott", Hob. XXVc no. 9 (1796-1801), stanza 1 [ satb chorus and basso continuo ], from Aus des Ramlers Lyrischer Blumenlese , no. 13
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant du soir à Dieu", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Caroline Diehl
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 30
Word count: 154