Récitatif | Et Dieu dit : Que la lumière soit au firmament

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by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Rezitativ ‑ Und Gott sprach: Es sei'n Lichter an der Feste

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

URIEL:
 Und Gott sprach: Es sei'n Lichter an der Feste
 des Himmels um den Tag von der Nacht zu scheiden 
 und Licht auf der Erde zu geben, und es seien diese 
 für Zeichen und für Zeiten und für Tage 
 und für Jahre. Er machte die Sterne gleichfalls.

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 - Und Gott sprach: Es sei'n Lichter an der Feste", 1796-8 [tenor and orchestra], from the oratorio Die Schöpfung, no. 11. [
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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

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Word count: 47

Récitatif

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

URIEL:
 Et Dieu dit : Que la lumière soit au firmament,
 pour séparer le jour de la nuit
 et que la lumière soit donnée à la terre, et qu'elle indique
 les signes et les saisons et les jours et
 les années. Il créa les étoiles pareillement.

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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
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Word count: 45