Wer bin ich? (Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch)
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- Editor: Christoph Lahme (submitted 2009-05-08). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 23 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcription of the autograph (L. Baldamus, Autographa Bd.2, Berlin 1853). This short work changes between the genres motet and choral by using the melody of "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten".
General Information
Title: Wer bin ich?
Composer: Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet, Chorale
Language: German
Instruments: A cappella
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Original text and translations
German text
Wer bin ich? welche wicht'ge Frage!
Gott, lehre mich, sie recht verstehn.
Gib dass ich mir die Wahrheit sage,
um mich, so wie ich bin, zu sehn.
Wer sich nicht selbst recht kennen lernt,
bleibt von der Weisheit weit entfernt.
English translation
Who am I? An important question!
God, teach me to understand aright.
Grant that I may speak truth
and see myself as I am.
Who learns not to know himself
remains far away from wisdom.