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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.
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- 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. [text verified 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Récitatif", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-03-02
Line count: 6
Word count: 47
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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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Gottfried, Freiherr van Swieten (1733 - 1803)
This text was added to the website: 2012-03-02
Line count: 6
Word count: 46