by Peter Rosegger (1843 - 1918)
Fahr hin, o Seel', zu deinem Gott
Language: German (Deutsch)
Fahr hin, o Seel', zu deinem Gott, der dich aus nichts gestaltet, der dich erlöst durch seinen Tod, den Himmel offen haltet. Fahr hin zu dem, der in der Tauf die Unschuld dir gegeben, Er nehme dich barmherzig auf in jenes bess're Leben.
Text Authorship:
- by Peter Rosegger (1843 - 1918), appears in Erdsegen: vertrauliche Sonntagsbriefe eines Bauernknechtes, ein Kulturroman, first published 1900 [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 Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Fahr hin, o Seel', zu deinem Gott", op. 15 no. 5 (1917-22) [soprano, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, harp, violin, and viola], from Fünf geistliche Lieder, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Pars, ô mon âme, vers ton Dieu", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P. Rosewall) , title 1: "Venture forth, O soul, to your God", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Jeroen Scholten
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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