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by Franz Evers (1871 - 1947)

Translation © by John H. Campbell

Freude soll in deinen Werken sein

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG

Freude soll in deinen Werken sein,
Freude aus seligem Überschwang,
heimse die Frucht mit vollen Händen ein
und gib wieder, was dir an Ernte gelang.

Freude sollst du den Menschenkindern bringen,
dein Leben helfe Irrende hinauf,
dein Herz berausche sie, dein Tun sei ihr Gelingen,
Freude, schließt alle Türen auf.

Text Authorship:

by Franz Evers (1871 - 1947) [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 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Freude soll in deinen Werken sein", op. 83 (Zehn [formerly Acht] Lieder für Männerchor) no. 8 [ men's chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Max von Schillings (1868 - 1933), "Freude soll in deinen Werken sein", op. 16 no. 1, published 1902 [ voice and piano ], from Erntelieder von Franz Evers für eine Singstimme und Klavier, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Joioses han de ser les teves obres", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Be joyful in your works", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Peter Donderwinkel

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 50

Be joyful in your works

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 Be joyful in your works;
 joyful in blissful exuberance,
 one returns home with hands full,
 the fruits of an abundant harvest.
 
 Bring joy to all mankind's children,
 your life helps those gone astray,
 your heart thrills them, your deeds help them triumph,
 joy unlocks all doors.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Evers (1871 - 1947)
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 46