Dies ist der Tag (Georg Philipp Telemann)

Music files

Editor: Helmut Kickton (submitted 2005-11-19). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 681 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

Title: Dies ist der Tag
Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: SAB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: German
Instruments: Basso Continuo, Strings ad libitum

First published:
Description: Edition in B, A, G

German text

Dies ist der Tag, den der Herr macht:
lasset uns freuen und fröhlich darinnen sein.
O Herr hilf, o Herr, laß wohl gelingen!

English translation

This is the day that the Lord has made:
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
O Lord, help, O Lord, let good prevail.

Translation by James Gibb