Ich aber bin elend, Op. 110, No. 1 (Johannes Brahms)

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• (Posted 2009-08-27)   CPDL #20063:

Editor: Robert Urmann (submitted 2009-08-27).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 203 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

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• CPDL #1469: Finale 1998

Editor: Rafael Ornes (submitted 2000-10-11).   Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 128 kbytes   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Ich aber bin elend, Op. 110, No. 1 [But I am poor]
Work: Drei Motetten, Op. 110 [Three Motets]
Composer: Johannes Brahms

Number of voices: 8vv   Voicing: SATB.SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: German
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

• February 1890; Berlin: N. Simrock
• Collected works

Description:

External websites:

• Scanned score of the first print from Brahms Institute at the University of Music Lübeck (Germany)
• Listening guide

Text and translations

German text Ich aber bin elend, und mir ist wehe; Herr, Herr Gott, barmherzig und gnädig und geduldig, und von großer Gnade und Treue, der Du beweisest Gnade in tausend Glied, und vergibst Missetat, Übertretung und Sünde, und vor welchem niemand unschuldig ist. Gott, Deine Hülfe schütze mich. Psalm 69:29; 2. Mose 34:6b, 7a

English translation But I am poor, am poor and sorrowful; Lord, Lord God, all merciful and gracious and longsuff’ring, of abundant goodness and truth, Thou who art keeping mercy for thousands, and transgression and sin, and iniquity forgiving, and that will by no means the guilty clear: God, o defend and guard Thou me.