From Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft, BWV 205
Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
f sharp minor |
Meter |
4/4 |
Length |
51 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Können nicht die roten Wangen, |
If my rosy cheeks, |
Womit meine Früchte prangen, |
That make my fruits glow, |
Dein ergrimmtes Herze fangen, |
Cannot possess your wrathful heart, |
Ach, so sage, kannst du sehn, |
Ah, then tell me, how can you watch |
Wie die Blätter von den Zweigen |
The leaves on the branches |
Sich betrübt zur Erde beugen, |
Bow themselves, disturbed, to the ground, |
Um ihr Elend abzuneigen, |
In order to avoid the misery |
Das an ihnen soll geschehn. |
That will occur to them? |
translation © Pamela Dellal, courtesy Emmanuel Music Inc. |
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