Translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts
O Tod, wie bitter bist du
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Latin
O Tod, wie bitter bist du, Wenn an dich gedenket ein Mensch, Der gute Tage und genug hat Und ohne Sorge lebet; Und dem es wohl geht in allen Dingen Und [noch wohl]1 essen mag! O Tod, wie bitter bist du. O Tod, wie wohl tust du dem Dürftigen, Der da schwach und alt ist, Der in allen Sorgen steckt, Und nichts Bessers zu hoffen, Noch zu erwarten hat! O Tod, wie wohl tust du!
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Reger: "wohl noch"
Text Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , from Ecclesiasticus (Sirach), 41:1-2. [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Sirach, 41:1-4
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "O Tod, wie bitter bist du", op. 121 no. 3 (1896), published 1896 [ baritone and piano ], from Vier ernste Gesänge, no. 3, Berlin, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Fleischer (1896 - 1981), "O Tod, wie bitter bist du", op. 111 (4 Gesänge nach Worten der Heiligen Schrift für Baßbariton und Klavier) no. 1 (1938) [ bass-baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "O Tod, wie bitter bist du", op. 110 no. 3 (1909-1912) [ mixed chorus ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Susana Martin Dudoignon) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-12
Line count: 13
Word count: 75