Comment as-tu pu, mon Dieu | Comment as-tu pu, mon Dieu

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by Salomo Franck (1659 - 1725)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Recitativo. Wie hast du dich, mein Gott

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Wie hast du dich, mein Gott,
In meiner Not,
In meiner Furcht und Zagen
Denn ganz von mir gewandt?
Ach! kennst du nicht dein Kind?
Ach! hörst du nicht das Klagen
Von denen, die dir sind
Mit Bund und Treu verwandt?
Da warest meine Lust
Und bist mir grausam worden;
Ich suche dich an allen Orten,
Ich ruf und schrei dir nach,
Allein mein Weh und Ach!
Scheint jetzt, als sei es dir ganz unbewußt.

Text Authorship:

by Salomo Franck (1659 - 1725) [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 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), "Recitativo. Wie hast du dich, mein Gott", BWV 21 no. 4 (1714) [ tenor and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English [singable] (Ebenezer Prout) , "How hast Thou then my God"
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Comment as-tu pu, mon Dieu", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 75

Comment as‑tu pu, mon Dieu

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

Comment as-tu pu, mon Dieu,
Dans ma détresse,
Dans ma crainte et mon découragement,
Te détourner entièrement de moi ?
Hélas ! ne connais-tu plus ton enfant ?
Hélas ! n'entends-tu pas la plainte
De ceux qui te sont
Fidèlement attachés ?
Tu étais mes délices
Et tu m'es devenu cruel ;
Je te cherche en tous lieux,
Je t'appelle, je te réclame à grands cris
Mais je n'entends que ma propre plainte et ma lamentation !
Il semble que tu ne m'entendes pas.

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Salomo Franck (1659 - 1725)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-10-27
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Word count: 77