Love of one's neighbor | If someone says: I love God

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by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

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.

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

Composition:

Ludwig van Beethoven

Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Gellert

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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

Love of one's neighbor

(Sung text translation for setting by L. Beethoven)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

If someone says: I love God,
and yet hates his brother,
he makes a mockery of God's truth
and rips it entirely to shreds.
God is love, and wills that I
love my neighbor as myself.

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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 © by Emily Ezust
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 84
Word count: 36