Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
g minor |
Meter |
4/4 |
Length |
86 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Ächzen und erbärmlich Weinen |
Moaning and pitiable weeping |
Hilft der Sorgen Krankheit nicht; |
Does not help worry’s sickness; |
Aber wer gen Himmel siehet |
But whoever looks [up] into heaven |
Und sich da um Trost bemühet, |
And seeks after consolation there, |
Dem kann leicht ein Freudenlicht |
To him a light of joy can easily |
In der Trauerbrust erscheinen. |
Appear in his sorrowful breast. |
transl. Daniel R. Melamed and Michael Marissen |
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