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Ich wandte mich und sahe an Alle, die Unrecht leiden unter der Sonne; Und siehe, da waren Tränen derer, Die Unrecht litten und hatten keinen Tröster; Und die ihnen Unrecht täten, waren zu mächtig, Daß sie keinen Tröster haben konnten. Da lobte ich die Toten, Die schon gestorben waren Mehr als die Lebendigen, Die noch das Leben hatten; Und der noch nicht ist, ist besser, als alle beide, Und des Bösen nicht inne wird, Das unter der Sonne geschieht.
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- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Ecclesiastes, 4:1-3 [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , from Ecclesiastes, 4:1-3
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Ich wandte mich und sahe an", op. 121 no. 2 (1896), published 1896 [baritone and piano], from Vier ernste Gesänge (Four serious songs), no. 2, Berlin, Simrock [text verified 1 time]
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- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title unknown, copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title unknown, copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-12
Line count: 13
Word count: 79
Ik wendde mij en kreeg in ‘t oog allen die onrecht lijden op deze aarde; En zie toch, hen zag ik tranen wenen die onrecht leden; zij hadden geen vertrooster. En zij die hen onrecht deden waren zo machtig, dat zij geen vertrooster krijgen konden. Toen noemd’ ik rijk de doden, die al gestorven waren, meer dan de nog levenden, die nog het leven hadden. En die nog niet is heeft ‘t beter dan beide and’ren; die het boze niet kennen leert dat onder de zon hier geschiedt.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Ecclesiastes, 4:1-3 [an adaptation]
- a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , from Ecclesiastes, 4:1-3
This text was added to the website: 2015-11-03
Line count: 13
Word count: 88