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by Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680 - 1747)

Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle
 (Sung text for setting by G. Händel)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle
Ruhiger Gelassenheit!
Selbst die Seele wird erfreut,
Da, in deiner Süßigkeit,
Ich mir hier nach dieser Zeit
Voll mühsel'ger Eitelkeit,
Jene Ruh vor Augen stelle,
Die uns ewig ist bereit.

Composition:

    Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle", HWV. 205, from Neun deutsche Arien, no. 4

Text Authorship:

  • by Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1680 - 1747), no title, appears in Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott, in Betrachtung des Mondscheins

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Dolça quietud, mansoia font", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Hayden Muhl) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Doux silence, sources calmes", copyright © 2014, (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: 8
Word count: 34

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