Zie nu, wij prijzen zalig die verdragen hebben

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by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Siehe, wir preisen selig

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Latin

Our translations: CAT DUT FRE

Siehe, wir preisen selig, die erduldet haben.
Die Geduld Hiob habt ihr gehöret, 
und das Ende des Herrn habt ihr gesehen; 
denn der Herr ist barmherzig und ein Erbarmer.

Text Authorship:

by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , James 5:11
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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 Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Siehe, wir preisen selig", 1848 [ vocal quartet ] [sung text checked 1 time]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Warum ist das Licht gegeben den Mühseligen", op. 74 no. 1 (1877) [ satb chorus ], from Zwei Motetten, no. 1

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Natalie Macfarren) , first published 1879
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , Jacques 5:11, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 29

Zie nu, wij prijzen zalig die verdragen...

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Zie nu, wij prijzen zalig die verdragen hebben.
Van ‘t geduld van Job hebt gij vernomen,
En de uitkomst van God mocht gij aanschouwen;
Want de Heer is barmhartig en vol ontferming.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
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Based on:

a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , James 5:11
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This text was added to the website: 2015-11-03
Line count: 4
Word count: 32