Translation Lau Kanen
Tu es Petrus et super hanc
Language: Latin
Tu es Petrus et super hanc petram aedificabo Ecclesiam meam, et portae inferi non praevalebunt.
M. Duruflé sets lines 1-2
Text Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Matth, xvi, 18 [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 Maurice Duruflé (1902 - 1986), "Tu es Petrus et super hanc", lines 1-2 [ chorus ], from Quatre motets sur des thèmes grégoriens, no. 3, motet [sung text checked 1 time]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811 - 1886), "Die Gründung der Kirche" [ soli, orchestra, organ ], from oratorio Christus, no. 8
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Jij bent Petrus"
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "You are Peter and upon this rock", subtitle: "You are Peter", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Joseph Franz von Allioli)
Research team for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Ivo Zandhuis
This text was added to the website: 2004-12-13
Line count: 3
Word count: 15
Jij bent Petrus
Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the Latin
Jij bent Petrus en op deze rots zal ik mijn Kerk bouwen
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Latin to Dutch (Nederlands) by Lau Kanen
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Matth, xvi, 18
This text was added to the website: 2007-09-27
Line count: 2
Word count: 12