Selig sind die Toten
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Selig sind die Toten,
die in dem [Herrn]1 sterben,
von nun an.
Ja der Geist [spricht,
daß sie]2 ruhen von ihrer Arbeit;
[denn]3 ihre Werke folgen ihnen nach.
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1 Schütz: "Herren"
2 Schütz: "spricht:/ sie"
3 Schütz: "und"
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Selig sind die Toten", op. 45 no. 7 [ chorus, orchestra ], from Ein deutsches Requiem, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Martin Frey (1872 - 1946), "Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben", op. 47, published 1915 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], Leipzig: Steingräber Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672), "Selig sind die Toten", SWV. 391 [ chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Benaurats siguin els difunts", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Zalig zijn de doden", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Ahmed E. Ismail) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- EST Estonian (Eesti keel) (Bible or other Sacred Texts)
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Beati coloro che sono morti", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2006-01-02
Line count: 6
Word count: 31
Heureux sont les morts
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
Heureux sont les morts,
qui meurent dans le Seigneur,
dès maintenant.
Oui, dit l'esprit,
Qu'ils se reposent de leur travail,
car leurs œuvres les suivront.
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Apocalypse 14:13
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-02-10
Line count: 6
Word count: 25
