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Nun laßt uns den Leib begraben, Bei dem wir kein'n Zweifel haben, Er werd am letzten Tag aufstehn, Und unverrücklich herfürgehn. Erd ist er und von der Erden Wird auch [zu Erd wieder]1 werden, Und von Erden wieder aufstehn, Wenn Gottes Posaun wird angehn. Seine Seel lebt ewig in Gott, Der sie allhier aus seiner Gnad Von aller Sünd und Missetat Durch seinen Bund gefeget hat. Sein Arbeit, Trübsal, und Elend Ist kommen zu ein'm guten End. Er hat getragen Christi Joch, Ist gestorben und lebet noch. [Die Seele lebt]2 ohn alle Klag, Der Leib schläft bis am letzten Tag, An welchem ihn Gott verklären, Und der Freuden wird gewähren. Hier ist er in Angst gewesen, Dort aber wird er genesen, In ewiger [Freud]3 und Wonne Leuchten wie die schöne Sonne. Nun lassen wir ihn hier schlafen Und gehn allsamt unser Straßen, Schicken uns auch mit allem Fleiß Denn der Tod kommt uns gleicher Weis.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Brahms: "wieder zu Erd"
2 Brahms: "Die Seel, die lebt"
3 Brahms: "Freude"
Authorship
- by Michael Weiße (c1488 - 1534), "Nun laßt uns den Leib begraben", written 1519 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Begräbnisgesang", op. 13 (1858) [ chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant funèbre", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfonso Sebastián) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2005-12-30
Line count: 28
Word count: 155
Now let us bury the body, Which without a doubt On resurrection day Will rise in splendour. For out of earth he was made And to the earth he will return And from it he will rise When the Lord sounds the trumpet. His soul will live forever in God, Who in his mercy Has swept it clear of All sin and evil. His work, sorrow, and misery Has come to a good end. He helped carry the Lord's burden, Has died and yet is still alive. The soul lives without sorrow, The body sleeps until resurrection-day When God transfigures him, And gives him eternal bliss. Here he was weighed down by fear, There he will be at ease again, In eternal peace and happiness Radiant like the brilliant sun. Now we leave him here at rest And all go our separate ways, Do our duties with eagerness Until death comes to us without exception.
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Translation of title "Begräbnisgesang" = "Burial song"Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2007 by Linda Godry, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Michael Weiße (c1488 - 1534), "Nun laßt uns den Leib begraben", written 1519
This text was added to the website: 2007-07-03
Line count: 28
Word count: 155