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Du machst, o Tod, mir nun nicht ferner bange,
Wenn ich durch dich die Freiheit nur erlange,
Es muss ja so einmal gestorben sein.
Mit Simeon will ich in Friede fahren,
Mein Heiland will mich in der Gruft bewahren
Und ruft mich einst zu sich verklärt und rein.
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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), "Aria. Du machst, o Tod, mir nun nicht ferner bange", BWV 114 no. 5 (1724) [ alto and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Air. ", 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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Word count: 48
Tu fais , ô mort, que maintenant je ne suis plus angoissé, Car si par toi seulement j'acquiers la liberté, Alors un jour en effet on doit mourir. Avec Siméon je partirai en paix Mon Sauveur me protégera dans la tombe Et m'appellera un jour à lui transfiguré et pur.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
This text was added to the website: 2020-01-26
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Word count: 50