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Herr, der du mir das Leben bis diesen Tag gegeben, dich bet ich kindlich an! Ich bin viel zu geringe der Treue, die ich singe, und die du heut an mir getan. Bedeckt mit deinem Segen, eil ich der Ruh entgegen; dein Name sei gepreist! Mein Leben und mein Ende ist dein; in deine Hände befehl ich, Vater, meinen Geist.
J. Haydn sets stanza 1
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- by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715 - 1769) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788), "Abendlied", Wq 194. [text verified 1 time]
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Abendlied zu Gott", 1796-1801, stanza 1. [satb chorus and basso continuo] [text verified 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Chant du soir à Dieu", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Caroline Diehl
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:29
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Word count: 60
Seigneur, toi par qui la vie M'a été donnée jusqu'à ce jour, Je te prie comme un enfant. Je suis beaucoup trop petit Pour la fidélité, que je chante, Et qu'aujourd'hui tu as accordée. Protégé par ta bénédiction, Je me hâte vers le repos ; Que ton nom soit loué ! Ma vie et ma fin Sont à toi ; dans tes mains Je confie, Père, mon esprit.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Guy Laffaille, (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)
Text added to the website: 2013-10-14 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:05:22
Line count: 12
Word count: 68