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by Johann Rist (1607 - 1667)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort,
O Schwert, das durch die Seele bohrt,
O Anfang sonder Ende.
O Ewigkeit, Zeit ohne Zeit,
Ich weiß vor großer Traurigkeit
Nicht, wo ich mich hinwende.
Mein ganz erschrock'nes Herze bebt,
Dass mir die Zung am Gaumen klebt.

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Rist (1607 - 1667) [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 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort", BWV 513 no. 42, from Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach [sung text checked 1 time]
by Wilhelm Speidel (1826 - 1899), "Ewigkeit", op. 81 (4 Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. 2, published 1890 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

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

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ô éternité, mot plein de tonnerre", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2015-02-26
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Ô éternité, mot plein de tonnerre

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Ô éternité, mot plein de tonnerre,
Ô épée qui transperce l'âme,
Ô début sans fin.
Ô éternité, temps sans temps.
Devant une grande tristesse
Je ne sais pas vers où me tourner.
Mon cœur complètement terrifié tremble
Et ma langue est collée à mon palais.

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This text was added to the website: 2015-02-26
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Word count: 45