by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
Translation by Natalie Macfarren (1826 - 1916)
Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
Language: German (Deutsch)
Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, in Gottes Willen, getrost ist mir mein Herz und Sinn, sanft und stille. Wie Gott mir verheißen hat, der Tod ist mir Schlaf worden.
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Text Authorship:
- by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) [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 Hermann Schein (1586 - 1630), "Mit Fried und Freud", published 1618, from Opella Nova, erste Abteilung, no. 30, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alexander Winterberger (1834 - 1914), "Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin", op. 106 (Drei Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 3, published 1895 [ voice and piano or harmonium or organ ], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachf. [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Warum ist das Licht gegeben den Mühseligen", op. 74 no. 1 (1877) [ satb chorus ], from Zwei Motetten, no. 1
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Kelly Dean Hansen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Natalie Macfarren) , first published 1879
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 31
With joy I'll lay me down to die
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
With joy I'll lay me down to die Whe God shall call me. No evil, when my Lord is nigh, can befall me; Thy salvation is my trust, I'll pass thro' death to waken.
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Text Authorship:
- by Natalie Macfarren (1826 - 1916), first published 1879 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
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 page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-08
Line count: 6
Word count: 34