Bruckner composed this song on a text of Ernst Marinelli between 1845 and 1855, during his stay in Sankt Florian. He dedicated the work as thanks to Earl Charles O'Hegerty, the occupant of Tillysburg Castle, near Sankt Florian. It is not known when the song was performed at that time. On 13 May 1996 the work was performed again on the authentic location (Tillysburg Castle).

Original Name Des Dankes Wort sei mir vergönnt
Librettist Ernst Marinelli
Date of composition 1845 in Sankt Florian, Austria
First published 1989 in Vienna, Austria
Dedicated to Earl Charles O'Hegerty
Type Song(s)
Tonality F Major
Catalogue WAB 62
Spoken language German
Instruments Male Chorus - TTTBB
Voice - Solo voices ;
Autotranslations beta Anton Bruckner: Let grant me to say a word of thanks en fa majeur, WAB 62
Anton Bruckner: Let grant me to say a word of thanks in fa maggiore, WAB 62
Anton Bruckner: Let grant me to say a word of thanks F-dur, WAB 62