From Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet, BWV 212
Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
C major → D major |
Meter |
4/4 |
Length |
7 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Im Ernst ein Wort! |
Let’s get serious a moment! |
Noch eh ich dort |
Before I head over |
An unsre Schenke |
To the tavern |
Und an den Tanz gedenke, |
And think of nothing else but dancing, |
So sollst du erst der Obrigkeit zu Ehren |
I want you to hear the new little song |
Ein neues Liedchen von mir hören. |
I wrote for our boss. |
translation © Pamela Dellal, courtesy Emmanuel Music Inc. |
Last dated cantata (Dürr 2005, 884).
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