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by Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680 - 1747)

Künftger Zeiten eitler Kummer
 (Sung text for setting by G. Händel)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG
Künftger Zeiten eitler Kummer
Stört nicht unsern sanften Schlummer;
Ehrgeiz hat uns nie besiegt.
Mit dem unbesorgten Leben,
Das der Schöpfer uns gegeben,
Sind wir ruhig und vergnügt.

Composition:

    Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Künftger Zeiten eitler Kummer", HWV. 202, from Neun deutsche Arien, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680 - 1747), no title, appears in Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott, in Der Mittag

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Temps venidors de mers sofriments", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Hayden Muhl) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-07-01
Line count: 6
Word count: 28

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