Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
a minor |
Meter |
3/4 |
Length |
95 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
O Menschenkind, |
O humanity, |
Hör auf geschwind, |
stop immediately |
Die Sünd und Welt zu lieben, |
loving sin and the world, |
Daß nicht die Pein, |
so that this torment, |
Wo Heulen und Zähnklappen sein, |
where howling and teeth-gnashing are, |
Dich ewig mag betrüben! |
might not eternally plague you! |
Ach spiegle dich am reichen Mann, |
Ah, mirror yourself in that rich man, |
Der in der Qual |
who in his suffering |
Auch nicht einmal |
not even once |
Ein Tröpflein Wasser haben kann! |
could have a drop of water! |
translation © Pamela Dellal, courtesy Emmanuel Music Inc. |
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