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by Bible or other Sacred Texts
Translation © by Lau Kanen

O Tod, wie bitter bist du
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Latin 
Our translations:  DUT ENG ITA SPA
O Tod, wie bitter bist du,
Wenn an dich gedenket ein Mensch,
Der gute Tage und genug hat
Und ohne Sorge lebet;
Und dem es wohl geht in allen Dingen
Und [noch wohl]1 essen mag!
O Tod, wie bitter bist du.

O Tod, wie wohl tust du dem Dürftigen,
Der da schwach und alt ist,
Der in allen Sorgen steckt,
Und nichts Bessers zu hoffen,
Noch zu erwarten hat!
O Tod, wie wohl tust du!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   M. Reger 

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1 Reger: "wohl noch"

Text Authorship:

  • by Bible or other Sacred Texts , from Ecclesiasticus (Sirach), 41:1-2. [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Sirach, 41:1-4
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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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "O Tod, wie bitter bist du", op. 121 no. 3 (1896), published 1896 [ baritone and piano ], from Vier ernste Gesänge, no. 3, Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hans Fleischer (1896 - 1981), "O Tod, wie bitter bist du", op. 111 (4 Gesänge nach Worten der Heiligen Schrift für Baßbariton und Klavier) no. 1 (1938) [ bass-baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "O Tod, wie bitter bist du", op. 110 no. 3 (1909-1912) [ mixed chorus ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Susana Martin Dudoignon) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-12
Line count: 13
Word count: 76

O dood, hoe bitter ben jij
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the German (Deutsch) 
O dood, hoe bitter ben jij,
Als aan jou moet denken een mens
Die goede dagen en bezit heeft
En zonder zorgen voortleeft;
En die het goed gaat in alle dingen
En nog goed eten kan!
O dood, hoe bitter ben je!
 
O dood, hoe goed doe jij de arme mens,
Die verzwakt en oud is,
Die volop in zorgen zit
En niets beters te hopen
Noch te verwachten heeft!
O dood, hoe goed doe jij!

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Note: Van de door Brahms gebruikte tekst

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2015 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.

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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Bible or other Sacred Texts , from Ecclesiasticus (Sirach), 41:1-2. [an adaptation]
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Based on:

  • a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Sirach, 41:1-4
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2015-11-03
Line count: 13
Word count: 76

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