by Johannes Gigas (1514 - 1581)
Choral. Kein Frucht das Weizenkörnlein...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Kein Frucht das Weizenkörnlein bringt, Es fall denn in die Erden; So muss auch unser irdscher Leib Zu Staub und Aschen werden, Eh er kömmt zu der Herrlichkeit, Die du, Herr Christ, uns hast bereit' Durch deinen Gang zum Vater.
Text Authorship:
- by Johannes Gigas (1514 - 1581) [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), "Choral. Kein Frucht das Weizenkörnlein bringt", BWV 114 no. 4 (1724) [ soprano and continuo ], from cantata Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Chorus. A grain of wheat bears no fruit", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Choral. La graine de blé ne donne pas de fruit", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-23
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