Introduction : La représentation du chaos - Récitatif avec chœur | Au commencement Dieu créa le ciel et la terre

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by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Einleitung : Die Vorstellung des Chaos ‑ Rezitativ mit Chor

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

RAPHAEL:
 Im Anfange schuf Gott Himmel und Erde, 
 und die Erde war ohne Form und leer, 
 und Finsternis war auf der Fläche der Tiefe.

CHOR:
 Und der Geist Gottes
 Schwebte auf der Fläche der Wasser, 
 Und Gott sprach: Es werde Licht! 
 Und es ward Licht.

URIEL:
 Und Gott sah das Licht, daß es gut war, 
 und Gott schied das Licht von der Finsternis.

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), "Einleitung : Die Vorstellung des Chaos - Rezitativ mit Chor", 1796-8 [bass, tenor, chorus, and orchestra], from the oratorio Die Schöpfung, no. 1. [
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FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Introduction : La représentation du chaos - Récitatif avec chœur", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

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Line count: 12
Word count: 63

Introduction : La représentation du chaos ‑ Récitatif avec chœur

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

RAPHAËL:
 Au commencement Dieu créa le ciel et la terre,
 et la terre était sans forme et vide,
 et l'obscurité était sur la surface des profondeurs.

CHŒUR:
 Et l'esprit de Dieu
 Flottait sur la surface des eaux,
 Et Dieu dit : Que la lumière soit !
 Et la lumière fut.

URIEL:
 Et Dieu vit la lumière, que c'était bien,
 et Dieu sépara la lumière de l'obscurité.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)
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This text was added to the website: 2012-03-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 64