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URIEL: In vollem Glanze steiget jetzt Die Sonne strahlend auf, Ein wonnevoller Bräutigam, Ein Riese stolz und froh, Zu rennen seine Bahp. Mit leisem Gang und sanftem Schimmer Schleicht der Mond die stille Nacht hindurch. Den ausgedehnten Himmelsraum Ziert ohne Zahl der hellen Sterne Gold. Und die Söhne Gottes Verkündigten den vierten Tag Mit himmlischem Gesang, Seine Macht ausrufend also:
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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 - In vollem Glanze steiget jetzt", 1796-8 [tenor and orchestra], from the oratorio Die Schöpfung, no. 12. [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: 14
Word count: 60
URIEL: En plein éclat maintenant s'élance Le soleil rayonnant, Un fiancé plein de bonheur, Un géant fier et joyeux, Pour suivre sa course. Avec un mouvement léger et un éclat doux La lune se faufile à travers la nuit silencieuse. La voûte immense du ciel Est ornés par l'or clair d'étoiles innombrables. Et les fils de Dieu Annoncent le quatrième jour Par un chant céleste, Et crient sa puissance ainsi :
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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: 14
Word count: 71