Es ist ein Licht in uns, Dem müssen wir folgen Tag für Tag. Es ist ein Glaube in uns, Den müssen wir stärken Stund für Stund. Es ist eine Liebe in uns, Die müssen wir wecken Immerdar.
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Confirmed with Carl Seelig, Gang durch die Dämmerung, Zürich: Verlag Oprecht, 1953, page 17
Text Authorship:
- by Carl Seelig (1894 - 1962), "Choral", appears in Gang durch die Dämmerung [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 Ernst Levy (1895 - 1981), "Spruch", published 1927? [mixed chorus and organ], also set in French (Français) [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Würz (1885 - 1965), "Es ist ein Licht in uns", 1919, published 1920 [voice and piano], from Zehn Lieder, no. 2, München, Otto Halbreiter [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Charles Ecklin ENG ; composed by Ernst Levy.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2007-07-29
Line count: 9
Word count: 37
En nous brûle un flambeau que nous devons suivre pas à pas. Il est en nous une foi qui d'heure en heure dois grandir. Il est un amour en nos cœurs à rendre toujours toujours plus fort.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Charles Ecklin [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Carl Seelig (1894 - 1962), "Choral", appears in Gang durch die Dämmerung
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernst Levy (1895 - 1981), "Sentence", published 1927? [mixed chorus and organ], also set in German (Deutsch) [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2007-07-29
Line count: 9
Word count: 37