Der Herr schauet vom Himmel auf der Menschen Kinder, SWV 292 (Heinrich Schütz)

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• (Posted 2018-05-29)  CPDL #49890:        

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2018-05-29).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 56 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from the Spitta edition on IMSLP. Clefs modernised and note values halved in the triple-time section.

• (Posted 2002-01-07)  CPDL #03144: 

Editor: Vincent Carpentier (submitted 2002-01-07).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 46 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: revised October 13, 2004. Scroll down to Der Herr schauet vom Himmel auf der Menschen Kinder, SWV 292.

Possible error(s) identified. See the discussion page for full description.

General Information

Title: Der Herr schauet vom Himmel auf der Menschen Kinder
Composer: Heinrich Schütz
Lyricist: Psalm 14 :2-3

Number of voices: 2vv   Voicing: Soprano-Bass duo
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: German
Instruments: Basso continuo

First published: 1636 in Kleine geistliche Konzerte I, Op. 8, no. 11
    2nd published: 1887 in Heinrich Schütz: Sämtliche Werke, Volume 6, no. 11
    3rd published: 1963 in Neue Schütz-Ausgabe, Volume 11, no. 3
Description: Concerto XI from Kleine geistliche Concerte I (1636)

Original text and translations

German text Der Herr schauet vom Himmel auf der Menschen Kinder daß er sehe, ob jemand klug sei und nach Gott frage, aber sie sind alle abgewichen und allesamt untüchtig, da ist keiner, der Gutes tu, auch nicht einer.

English translation The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy there is none that doeth good, not one.

Italian translation Il Signore dal cielo si china sugli uomini per vedere se esista un saggio, se c’è uno che cerchi Dio. Tutti hanno traviato, sono tutti corrotti; più nessuno fa il bene, neppure uno.