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by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)
Translation © by Angelika Frenzel

Gottes Macht und Vorsehung
 (Sung text for setting by L. Beethoven)
 See base text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Gott ist mein Lied!
Er ist der Gott der Stärke!
Hehr ist sein Nam, und groß sind seine Werke
und alle Himmel sein Gebiet.

 ... 

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

Composition:

    Set to music by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Gottes Macht und Vorsehung", op. 48 no. 5 (1803), stanza 1, from Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Gellert, no. 5
        Score: IMSLP [external link]

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) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Gods macht en voorzienigheid", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "God is my song", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Angelika Frenzel) , "Le Pouvoir de Dieu et la Providence", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Forza e divina provvidenza", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 60
Word count: 334

Le Pouvoir de Dieu et la Providence
 (Sung text translation for setting by L. Beethoven)
 See original
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
 Dieu est mon chant,
 c'est le Dieu de la force,
 grand est Son nom, 
 grandes sont Ses oeuvres,
 et tous les cieux sont sous Sa puissance.

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

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2003 by Angelika Frenzel, (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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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)
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This text was added to the website: 2005-01-17
Line count: 5
Word count: 27

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