From Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186a
Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
c minor |
Meter |
3/8 |
Structure |
none |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Laß, Seele, kein Leiden |
Soul, let no sorrow |
Von Jesu dich scheiden, |
separate you from Jesus, |
Sei, Seele, getreu! |
soul, be faithful! |
Dir bleibet die Krone |
The crown remains |
Aus Gnaden zu Lohne, |
your reward through faith, |
Wenn du von Banden des Leibes nun frei. |
when you are freed from the bonds of the body. |
“ 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 ” (Alfred Dürr)
Taille: see note (Neue Bach-Ausgabe)
Neue Bach-Ausgabe I/1, Krit. Bericht