Songs
Selig sind, die da leid tragen
by Johannes Brahms From Ein deutsches Requiem (1865) Op. 45 1865-1868
Selig sind, die da leid tragen
German source:
Martin Luther
Die mit Tränen säen, werden mit Freuden ernten.
Sie gehen hin und weinen und tragen edlen Samen,
und kommen mit Freuden und bringen ihre Garben.
Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.
English translation ©
The King James Bible
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed,
shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Selig sind, die da leid tragen
German source:
Martin Luther
Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.
English source:
The King James Bible
Selig sind, die da Leid tragen, denn sie sollen getröstet werden.
Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.
Die mit Tränen säen, werden mit Freuden ernten.
Sie gehen hin und weinen und tragen edlen Samen,
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
und kommen mit Freuden und bringen ihre Garben.
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed,
Composer
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna. Brahms has been considered, by his…
Poet
Martin Luther
Martin Luther, (10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Read the full Wikipedia article here.