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by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)

Die Liebe des Nächsten
 (Sung text for setting by L. Beethoven)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
So jemand spricht: Ich liebe Gott,
Und haßt doch seine Brüder,
Der treibt mit Gottes Wahrheit Spott
Und reißt sie ganz darnieder.
Gott ist die Lieb, und will, daß ich
Den Nächsten liebe, gleich als mich.

 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Die Liebe des Nächsten", op. 48 no. 2 (1803), stanza 1, from Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Gellert, no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Jordi López Jové) , "L’amor al pròxim", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De liefde tot de naaste", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Love of one's neighbor", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Angelika Frenzel) , "L'Amour du prochain", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "L'amore per il prossimo", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Vinzenz Haab

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 84
Word count: 475

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