by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769)
Wider den Übermut See base text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Was ist mein Stand, mein Glück und jede gute Gabe?
Ein unverdientes Gut.
Bewahre mich, o Gott, von dem ich alles habe,
vor Stolz und Übermut.
...
Composition:
- Set to music by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Wider den Übermut", Hob. XXVc no. 7 (1796-1801), stanza 1 [ satb chorus and basso continuo ], from Aus des Ramlers Lyrischer Blumenlese , no. 2
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) , "Contre l'arrogance", copyright © 2014, (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: 24
Word count: 167