Dans mon petit lit, la nuit (Bible or other Sacred Texts, set by Heinrich Schütz) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

In lectulo per noctes

Language: Latin

Available translation(s): FRE

In lectulo per noctes
quem diligit anima mea quaesivi,
nec respondit mihi.
Surgam et circuibo civitatem,
per vicos et plateas
quaeram quem diligit anima mea.

Song of Solomon 3:1-2

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by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "In lectulo per noctes" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672), "In lectulo per noctes", SWV. 272, from Symphoniae sacrae I, no. 16. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dans mon petit lit, la nuit", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

Text added to the website: 2018-02-05 00:00:00
Last modified: 2018-02-09 08:55:34
Line count: 6
Word count: 25

Dans mon petit lit, la nuit

Language: French (Français) after the Latin

Dans mon petit lit, la nuit,
j'ai cherché celui que mon âme aime,
et il ne m'a pas répondu.
Je me lèverai et ferai le tour de la cité,
par les rues et les places
je chercherai celui que mon âme aime.

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a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "In lectulo per noctes"

Text added to the website: 2018-02-07 00:00:00
Last modified: 2018-02-07 08:28:37
Line count: 6
Word count: 42