Man, do you want to live happily
Man, do you want to live blessedly is a hymn whose text and probably the tune of Martin Luther was written. It is not included in the Evangelical Hymnal .
history
The song was first printed in Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn by Johann Walter in 1524 in Wittenberg . It should be sung as a catechism song.
text
The text consists of five stanzas, each with four lines, which contain the Ten Commandments in short form, and a Kyrieleis. The first stanza can already be found in a manuscript from 1481 in Quedlinburg .
1.
- Man, do you want to live happily
- And stay with God forever
- Should you keep the ten commandments
- Our God commands us.
- Kyrieleis.
2.
- I am your God and Lord alone,
- No other god should be wrong
- I should trust your heart
- You shall be my own rich.
- Kyrieleis.
3.
- You should honor my name,
- And in need call me
- You shall sanctify the sabbath day,
- That I may work in you.
- Kyrieleis.
4th
- Your father and your mother
- Should you obey me,
- Nobody kill nor be angry
- And your marriage is pure.
- Kyrieleis.
5.
- You shouldn't steal from one another,
- Do not testify to anyone wrong,
- Do not desire your next wife
- And like to do without all its good.
- Kyrieleis.
music
The origin of the melody is unknown.
Dietrich Buxtehude and other composers created choral compositions.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Man, do you want to live happily Hymnary
- ↑ Man, do you want to live happily Colmarian