by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius
Das Allersüsseste
Language: German (Deutsch)
Süß ist der Honigseim, süß ist der Rebenmost, Süß ist das Himmelsbrot, der Isreliten Kost. Süß ist, was Seraphin von Anbeginn empfunden, [Noch]1 süßer ist, Herr Christ, das Süße deiner Wunden.
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Spelling changes used by Mendelssohn: Isreliten -> Israeliten; Seraphin -> Seraphim
1 Mendelssohn: "Doch"
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
Spelling changes used by Mendelssohn: Isreliten -> Israeliten; Seraphin -> Seraphim
1 Mendelssohn: "Doch"
Authorship:
- by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius, "Das Allersüßeste", appears in Cherubinischen Wandersmann [author's text checked 1 time 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 Arnold Mendelssohn (1855 - 1933), "Das Allersüsseste", published 1900 [SATB chorus], from Sechs vierstimmige Chorsätze für S., A., T. und B., no. 3, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-17
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Word count: 31