Ich bin jung gewesen und bin alt worden, SWV 320 (Heinrich Schütz)

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• (Posted 2018-06-10)  CPDL #50079:        

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2018-06-10).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 62 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from the Spitta edition on IMSLP.

• (Posted 2002-06-27)  CPDL #03725: 

Editor: Vincent Carpentier (submitted 2002-06-27).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 252 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Scroll down to Ich bin jung gewesen, SWV 320 (three times).

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

General Information

Title: Ich bin jung gewesen und bin alt worden, SWV 320
Composer: Heinrich Schütz
Lyricist: Psalm 37 :25

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

Language: German
Instruments: Basso continuo

First published: 1639 in Kleine geistliche Konzerte II, Op. 9, no. 15
    2nd published: 1887 in Heinrich Schütz: Sämtliche Werke, Volume 6, no. 39
    3rd published: 1963 in Neue Schütz-Ausgabe, Volume 10, no. 26
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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 37.

German text

Ich bin jung gewesen und bin alt worden
und habe noch nie gesehen
den Gerechten verlassen, oder seinen Samen
nach Brot gehen, Alleluja.