Chœur. Ah, chers chrétiens, soyez réconfortés | Ah, chers chrétiens, soyez réconfortés

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by Johannes Gigas (1514 - 1581)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Ach lieben Christen, seid getrost

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE POL

Ach lieben Christen, seid getrost;
Wie thut ihr so verzagen,
Weil uns der Herr heimsuchen thut?
Lasst uns von Herzen sagen:
Die Straf' wir wohl verdienet ha'n
Solch' muss bekennen Jedermann;
Niemand darf sich ausschliessen.

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Text Authorship:

by Johannes Gigas (1514 - 1581), no title, first published 1561 [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 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), "Coro. Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost", BWV 114 no. 1 (1724) [ chorus and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Chorus. Ah, dear Christians, be of good cheer", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chœur. Ah, chers chrétiens, soyez réconfortés", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POL Polish (Polski) (Filip Adam Zieliński) , "Ach, miłe krześciiany, bydź pocieszonemi macie", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Filip Adam Zieliński

This text was added to the website: 2020-01-19
Line count: 7
Word count: 35

Chœur. Ah, chers chrétiens, soyez réconfortés

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Ah, chers chrétiens, soyez réconfortés,
Comme vous êtes désespérés !
Puisque le Seigneur nous afflige,
Laisse-nous dire depuis notre cœur :
Le châtiment est vraiment mérité,
Tout le monde peut le reconnaître,
Personne ne peut y échapper.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johannes Gigas (1514 - 1581), no title, first published 1561
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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-26
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Word count: 35