Translation by Clément Marot (1496 - 1544)
Psaume CXXXVIII
Language: French (Français)  after the Latin
Available translation(s): ENG
Il faut que de tous mes esprits Ton los et pris, j'exalte et prise Devant les grands me présenter pour te chanter j'ai fait emprise Et ton saint temple adorerai Célèbrerai ta renommée Pour l'amour de ta grand' bonté Et féauté tant estimée.
Authorship:
- by Clément Marot (1496 - 1544) [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 137 (138)"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955), "Psaume CXXXVIII", H. 144 no. 3 (1941), published 1943 [ high voice and piano ], from Trois Psaumes, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Kenneth Smith) , "Psalm CXXXVIII", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 43