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by Erdmann Neumeister (1671 - 1756)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Nun, ich halte mich bereit
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Aria (Tenor)
 Nun, ich halte mich bereit:
 Meines Leibes Sterblichkeit
 Auf der Erden abzulegen.
 Kommt, ihr Engel, kommt entgegen,
 Traget meine Seele hin,
 Daß ich bald bei Jesus bin!
 Ach, wie herzlich wünsch ich mir:
 war ich heute noch bei dir!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Erdmann Neumeister (1671 - 1756) [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 Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767), "Nun, ich halte mich bereit: ", TWV 1:877 no. 5 (1725) [tenor, violin, bassoon, and basso continuo], from the cantata Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebt, no. 5. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, 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: 2015-05-04
Line count: 9
Word count: 41

Maintenant je me tiens prêt
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Aria
Maintenant je me tiens prêt :
La mortalité de mon corps
Va être déposée sur la terre.
Venez, anges, venez à ma rencontre,
Emportez mon âme
Pour que je sois bientôt près de Jésus !
Ah, comme je voudrais sincèrement
Être aujourd'hui être près de toi !

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2015 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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This text was added to the website: 2015-05-04
Line count: 9
Word count: 45

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