by Salomo Franck (1659 - 1725)
Translation Singable translation by Ebenezer Prout (1835 - 1909)
Aria. O Seelenparadies
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): FRE
O Seelenparadies, Das Gottes Geist durchwehet, Der bei der Schöpfung blies, Der Geist, der nie vergehet; Auf, auf, bereite dich, Der Tröster nahet sich.
Authorship
- by Salomo Franck (1659 - 1725) [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), "Aria. O Seelenparadies", BWV 172 no. 4 (1714) [ tenor and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Ebenezer Prout) , "O paradise of souls"
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "O paradis des âmes", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 24
O paradise of souls
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
O paradise of souls In which God's spirit dwelleth: Which at creation breathed, Which ne'er again will vanish: Up, up, thyself prepare, The Comforter draws near.
Authorship
- Singable translation by Ebenezer Prout (1835 - 1909), "O paradise of souls" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Salomo Franck (1659 - 1725)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 26