Songs
Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herren sterben
by Johannes Brahms From Ein deutsches Requiem (1865) Op. 45 1865-1868
Text & Translation
Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herren sterben
German source:
Martin Luther
von nun an.
Ja, der Geist spricht,
daß sie ruhen von ihrer Arbeit;
denn ihre Werke folgen ihnen nach.
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
English translation ©
The King James Bible
from henceforth:
Yea, saith the Spirit,
that they may rest from their labours;
and their works do follow them.
Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herren sterben
German source:
Martin Luther
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
English source:
The King James Bible
Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben,
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
von nun an.
from henceforth:
Ja, der Geist spricht,
Yea, saith the Spirit,
daß sie ruhen von ihrer Arbeit;
that they may rest from their labours;
denn ihre Werke folgen ihnen nach.
and their works do follow them.
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.