Translation Singable translation by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine
Language: Latin after the Hebrew (עברית)
1 [Canticum graduum.] De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine; 2 Domine, exaudi vocem meam. Fiant aures tuæ intendentes in vocem deprecationis meæ. 3 Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine, Domine, quis sustinebit? 4 Quia apud te propitiatio est; et propter legem tuam sustinui te, Domine. Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus: 5 Speravit [anima mea in Domino]1. 6 A custodia matutina usque ad noctem, speret Israël in Domino. 7 Quia apud Dominum misericordia, et copiosa apud eum redemptio.2 8 Et ipse redimet Israël ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus.3
F. Schmitt sets lines 1-2, 5, 7
S. Wesley sets line 3
L. Madetoja sets lines 1-3, 5, 7
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Schmitt: "in Domino anima mea"
2 Schmitt adds "Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine/ et lux perpetua luceat eis."
3 Josquin des Prez adds "Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine / et lux perpetua luceat eis./ Kyrie eleyson, / Christe eleyson, / Kyrie eleyson. / Pater noster."
Text Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 129 (130)" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Hebrew (עברית) by Bible or other Sacred Texts
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875 - 1911), "Choral: De profundis", 1899-1900 [ chorus and orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714 - 1787), "De profundis clamavi" [ voices and orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josquin des Prez (c1440 - 1521), "De profundis clamavi" [ chorus ], motet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Leevi Antti Madetoja (1887 - 1947), "De Profundis", op. 56, lines 1-3,5,7 [ mixed chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville (1711 - 1772), "De profundis", published 1748 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602), "De profundis clamavi" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vítězslav Augustín Rudolf Novák (1870 - 1949), "De profundis clamavi", op. 67 (1941) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arvo Pärt (b. 1935), "De Profundis", 1980 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wolfgang Michael Rihm (1952 - 2024), "Psalm (Anfang)", subtitle: "129 canticum graduum", 2015/2016 [ soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra ], from oratorio Requiem-Strophen, no. 5a [sung text not yet checked]
- by León Schidlowsky (b. 1931), "De profundis", published 1963 [ vocal trio for soprano, alto, and tenor with instrumental ensemble (flute, oboe, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, strings) ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Florent Schmitt (1870 - 1958), "De Profundis", op. 60 no. 3 (1917), published 1918, lines 1-2,5,7 [ men's chorus and organ ], from Five Motets with Accompaniment, no. 3, Paris: Durand [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Virgil Garnett Thomson (1896 - 1989), "De profundis clamavi", 1920 [ chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Samuel Wesley (1766 - 1837), "Si iniquitates observaveris", line 3 [ TBB chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Uit de diepten", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Des profondeurs j'ai crié", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-12
Line count: 17
Word count: 83
Aus tiefer Not schrei' ich zu dir
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Latin
Aus tiefer Not schrei' ich zu dir, Herr Gott, erhoer' mein Rufen, Dein gnädig' Ohren kehr zu mir, Und meiner Bitt' sie öffnen! Denn so du willst das sehen an, Was Sünd' und Unrecht ist getan, Wer kann, Herr, vor dir bleiben? Bei dir gilt nichts denn Gnad' und Gunst Die Sünde zu vergeben; Es ist doch unser Tun umsonst, Auch in dem besten Leben. Vor dir Niemand sich rühmen kann, Des muß dich fürchten jedermann Und deiner Gnade leben. Darum auf Gott will hoffen ich, Auf mein Verdienst nicht bauen; Auf ihn mein Herz soll laßen sich, Und seiner Güte trauen, Die mir zusagt sein wertes Wort, Das ist mein Trost und treuer Hort, Des will ich allzeit harren. Und ob es währt bis in die Nacht Und wieder an den Morgen, Doch soll mein Herz an Gottes Macht Verzweifeln nicht noch sorgen, So thu' Israel rechter Art, Der aus dem Geist erzeuget ward, Und seines Gott's erharre. Ob bei uns ist der Sünden viel, Bei Gott ist viel mehr Gnade; Sein' Hand zu helfen hat kein Ziel, Wie groß auch sei der Schade. Er ist allein der gute Hirt, Der Israel erlösen wird Aus seinen Sünden allen.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546), "Aus tiefer Not schrei' ich zu dir" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 129 (130)"
Based on:
- a text in Hebrew (עברית) by Bible or other Sacred Texts
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847), "Aus tiefer Not schrei' ich zu dir", from Drei Kirchenmusiken, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2017-12-04
Line count: 35
Word count: 199