Translation by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901)
Bienheureux le cœur sincère
Language: French (Français) after the Latin
Our translations: ENG
Bienheureux le cœur sincère Que rien ne trouble, que rien n'altère, Qui fuit l'impie et le pécheur, Qui marche en paix sous les yeux du Seigneur ! Humble et fervent, il obéit à sa loi. Et jour et nuit trouve son bonheur dans sa foi ! Il est comme le palmier, Sur le bord d'une onde limpide, Donnant ses fruits à qui le premier Y portera sa lèvre avide ! Et quoiqu'il fasse, la mort lui fait grâce ! Mais l'impie et le méchant Ne sont que poussière qui vole au gré du vent ! Dieu, juge implacable, frappera le coupable ! Il étendra sur lui sa main impitoyable Car il est pour tous le Dieu de justice ; Et Dieu veut que le coupable périsse ! Et Dieu veut dans sa justice, Que l'orgueilleux coupable périsse !
Text Authorship:
- by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 1"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Bienheureux le cœur sincère", CG 351, published 1876 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Éd. Henry Lemoine, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Thomas Sternhold (d. 1549) , appears in The Scottish Psalter of 1635 ; composed by Gary Bachlund.
- Also set in English, a translation by Matthew Parker, Archbishop (1504 - 1575) [an adaptation] ; composed by Thomas Tallis.
- Also set in English, a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalm 1", King James Version ; composed by Charles Gounod.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts [an adaptation] ; composed by Jean de Maletty.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) , "Psalm 1" ; composed by Robert Radecke, Heinrich Schütz.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by L. G. Silbergleit , "Der erste Psalm" ; composed by Eyvind Alnæs.
- Also set in Scottish (Scots), a translation by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) , "Paraphrase of the First Psalm" [an adaptation] ; composed by John Linton Gardner.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Blessed is he with a sincere heart", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2020-04-28
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Word count: 129