From Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186a
Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
g minor |
Meter |
4/4 |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Die Armen will der Herr umarmen |
The Lord will embrace the poor |
Mit Gnaden hier und dort! |
with mercy here and there; |
Er schenket ihnen aus Erbarmen |
he sends them, out of compassion, |
Den höchsten Schatz, des Lebens Wort! |
the highest treasure, the Word of Life. |
translation © Pamela Dellal, courtesy Emmanuel Music Inc. |
“ This cantata, composed at Weimar in 1716, survives only in its expanded Leipzig adaptation for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity (for further details, see under Cantata 186).Only a rough reconstruction of the original version is possible3 by taking into account the relevant movements and restoring the following Advent text by Salomo Franck ” (Dürr 2005, 85).
Neue Bach-Ausgabe I/1, Krit. Bericht
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