Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
D major |
Meter |
2/2 |
Length |
109 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Bass |
Honor |
Den soll mein Lorbeer schützend decken, |
My laurel shall cover him protectively, |
Sopran |
Happiness |
Der soll die Frucht des Segens schmecken, |
He shall taste the fruit of blessing, |
Beide |
Both |
Der durch den Fleiß zum Sternen steigt. |
Who ascends to the stars through industry. |
Bass |
Honor |
Benetzt des Schweißes Tau die Glieder, |
If drops of sweat moisten his limbs, |
So fällt er in die Muscheln nieder, |
Yet they fall within the oyster’s shell, |
Wo er der Ehre Perlen zeugt. |
Where they nurture the pearl of honor. |
Sopran |
Happiness |
Wo die erhitzten Tropfen fließen, |
Where those steamy droplets flow, |
Da wird ein Strom daraus entsprießen, |
A stream will spring forth |
Der denen Segensbächen gleicht. |
just like rivers of happiness. |
translation © Pamela Dellal, courtesy Emmanuel Music Inc. |
5 and 5a are attacca
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