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Translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts

Herr, lehre doch mich
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Herr, lehre doch mich, 
daß ein Ende mit mir haben muß,
und mein Leben ein Ziel hat,
und ich davon muß. 

Siehe, meine Tage sind 
einer Hand breit vor dir, 
und mein Leben ist wie nichts vor dir. 

Herr, lehre doch mich, 
daß ein Ende mit mir haben muß,
und mein Leben ein Ziel hat,
und ich davon muß. 

Ach wie gar nichts sind alle Menschen, 
die doch so sicher leben. 

Sie gehen daher wie ein Schemen, 
und machen ihnen viel vergebliche Unruhe; 
sie sammeln und wissen nicht wer es kriegen wird. 

Ach wie gar nichts sind alle Menschen, 
die doch so sicher leben. 

Nun Herr, wess soll ich mich trösten? 
Ich hoffe auf dich.

About the headline (FAQ)

Text Authorship:

  • by Bible or other Sacred Texts , from Psalm 39:5-8 [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):

    [ None yet in the database ]


This text (or a part of it) is used in a work
  • by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Herr, lehre doch mich", op. 45 no. 3 [baritone solo, chorus, orchestra], from Ein deutsches Requiem, no. 3..
      • Go to the full setting text.

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Ahmed E. Ismail) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • EST Estonian (Eesti keel) (Bible or other Sacred Texts)
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , title 1: "Senyor, fes-me doncs saber", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail

This text was added to the website: 2006-01-02
Line count: 20
Word count: 115

Jehoova, anna mulle teada
Language: Estonian (Eesti keel)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Jehoova, anna mulle teada
Mu elu ots ja mu päevade mõõt,
et ma tunneksin
kui kaduv ma olen!

Vaata, sa oled mu elupäevad
Pannud kämbla laiuseks,
mu eluiga on kui ei miski sinu ees;

Jehoova, anna mulle teada
Mu elu ots ja mu päevade mõõt,
et ma tunneksin
kui kaduv ma olen!

Tühi õhk on iga inimene,
kes seisab püsti ! Sela.

Ainult nagu varjukuju kõnnib inimene;
Nad teevad kära tühja pärast,
Nad kuhjavad kokku ega tea, kes viib selle koju!

Tühi õhk on iga inimene,
kes seisab püsti ! Sela.

Ja nüüd, Issand, mida ma pean ootama?
Oma lootuse ma panen üksnes sinu peale!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Bible or other Sacred Texts  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Bible or other Sacred Texts , from Psalm 39:5-8
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

    [ None yet in the database ]


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2006-05-08
Line count: 20
Word count: 103

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