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by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)

Rezitativ ‑ Nun ist die erste Pflicht erfüllt
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
ADAM:
 Nun ist die erste Pflicht erfüllt, 
 Dem Schöpfer haben wir gedankt.
 Nun folge mir, Gefährtin meines Lebens! 
 Ich leite dich, und jeder Schritt 
 Weckt neue Freud' in unsrer Brust.
 Zeigt Wunder überall.
 Erkennen sollst du dann,
 Welch unaussprechlich Glück 
 Der Herr uns zugedacht.
 Ihn preisen immerdar,
 Ihm weihen Herz und Sinn.
 Komm, folge mir, ich leite dich.

EVA:
 O du, für den ich ward,
 Mein Schirm, mein Schild, mein All! 
 Dein Will' ist mir Gesetz.
 So hat's der Herr bestimmt, 
 Und dir gehorchen bringt 
 Mir Freude, Glück und Ruhm.

Text Authorship:

  • by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803) [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 (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Rezitativ - Nun ist die erste Pflicht erfüllt", 1796-8 [bass, soprano, and orchestra], from the oratorio Die Schöpfung, no. 31. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Récitatif", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2012-03-02
Line count: 20
Word count: 90

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