Mon très cher Jésus est perdu (Anonymous, set by (Johann Sebastian Bach)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Mein Liebster Jesus ist verloren

Language: German (Deutsch)

Available translation(s): FRE

Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren:
O Wort, das mir Verzweiflung bringt,
O Schwert, das durch die Seele dringt,
O Donnerwort in meinen Ohren.

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), "Mein Liebster Jesus ist verloren", BWV. 154 (1724), from the cantata Mein Liebster Jesus ist verloren [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

ENG English [singable] (Ebenezer Prout) , "My dearest Jesu, I have lost Thee"
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mon très cher Jésus est perdu", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 23

Mon très cher Jésus est perdu

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Mon très cher Jésus est perdu :
Ô parole qui m'apporte le désespoir,
Ô épée qui traverse mon âme,
Ô parole de tonnerre dans mon oreille.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

This text was added to the website: 2016-02-13
Line count: 4
Word count: 26