Station 12. Jesus dies on the Cross | God, God, why have you forsaken me?

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by Johann Rist (1607 - 1667)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Statio XII (Jesus stirbt am Kreuze)

Language: Multiple Languages

Our translations: ENG FRE

Eli, Eli, lama sabacthani?
In manus tuas commendo
spiritum meum.
Consummatum est.

O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid,
Ist das nicht zu beklagen ?
Gott des Vaters einzigs Kind
Wird zu Grab getragen.
O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid !

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 Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Statio XII (Jesus stirbt am Kreuze)", S. 53 no. 13 (1879) [chorus and organ], from Via Crucis, no. 13. [
text verified 1 time
]

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

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Station XII", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Michael P. Rosewall) , title 1: "Station 12. Jesus dies on the Cross", 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: 2010-02-21
Line count: 9
Word count: 35

Station 12. Jesus dies on the Cross

Language: English after the Multiple Languages

God, God, why have you forsaken me?
Into your hands I commend my spirit.
It is completed.
O sorrow, O heartache,
Is this not a reason to mourn?
The only Child of God the Father
Will be carried to His grave.
O sorrow, O heartache.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Multiple Languages to English copyright © 2015 by Michael P Rosewall, (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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Based on:

a text in Multiple Languages by Johann Rist (1607 - 1667)
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This text was added to the website: 2015-08-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 45