Psaume 131 | Éternel ! je n'ai ni un cœur qui s'enfle

Translation by Louis Segond (1810 - 1885)

Psalm 130 (131)

Language: Hebrew (עברית)

א    [שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת, לְדָוִד:]¹  
יְהוָה, לֹא-גָבַהּ לִבִּי--  
    וְלֹא-רָמוּ עֵינַי;
וְלֹא-הִלַּכְתִּי,  
    בִּגְדֹלוֹת וּבְנִפְלָאוֹת מִמֶּנִּי. 
ב    אִם-לֹא שִׁוִּיתִי, וְדוֹמַמְתִּי--  
    נַפְשִׁי:
   כְּגָמֻל, עֲלֵי אִמּוֹ;
     כַּגָּמֻל עָלַי נַפְשִׁי.
ג    יַחֵל יִשְׂרָאֵל, אֶל-יְהוָה--    מֵעַתָּה, וְעַד-עוֹלָם.

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¹ omitted by Bernstein.

Transliteration of text:

Adonai, Adonai,
Lo gavah libi,
V'lo ramu einai,
V'lo hilachti
Big'dolot uv'niflaot
Mimeni.
Im lo shiviti
V'domam'ti,
Naf'shi k'gamul alei imo,                                           
Kagamul alai naf'shi.
Yahel Yis'rael el Adonai
Me'atah v'ad olam.

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by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalm 130 (131)" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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by Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990), no title, 1965, lines 2-10, from Chichester Psalms, no. 3, Psalm 131 and Psalm 133:1
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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ludwig Siegfried Meinardus.
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FRE French (Français) (Louis Segond) , "Psaume 131", first published 1910
LAT Latin (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Psalmus 130 (131)"

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Word count: 31

Psaume 131

Language: French (Français) after the Hebrew (עברית)

1 [Cantique des degrés. De David.]
  Éternel ! je n'ai ni un cœur qui s'enfle,
  ni des regards hautains ;
  je ne m'occupe pas de choses trop grandes et trop relevées pour moi.
2 Loin de là, j'ai l'âme calme et tranquille,
  comme un enfant sevré qui est auprès de sa mère ;
  j'ai l'âme comme un enfant sevré.
3 Israël, mets ton espoir en l'Éternel,
  dès maintenant et à jamais !

Text Authorship:

by Louis Segond (1810 - 1885), "Psaume 131", first published 1910 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Hebrew (עברית) by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalm 130 (131)"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-04-19
Line count: 9
Word count: 68