From Actus Tragicus, BWV 106
Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
A flat major → c minor |
Meter |
4/4 |
Length |
46 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Heute wirst du mit mir im Paradies sein. |
Today you will be with me in paradise. |
Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin |
With peace and joy I go there [to heaven],
|
In Gottes Willen, |
According to God’s will;
|
Getrost ist mir mein Herz und Sinn, |
I am consoled, my heart and mind;
|
Sanft und stille. |
Gentle and quiet.
|
Wie Gott mir verheissen hat: |
As God has promised me:
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Der Tod ist mein Schlaf geworden. |
Death has become my sleep. |
transl. Michael Marissen and Daniel R. Melamed |
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