From Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Part I
Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
e minor |
Meter |
4/4 |
Tempo |
Andante |
Length |
64 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen. |
Thus my Jesus is now captured. |
—Laßt ihn, haltet, bindet nicht!— |
—Leave him, stop, don’t bind him!— |
Mond und Licht |
Moon and light |
Ist vor Schmerzen untergangen, |
for sorrow have set, |
Weil mein Jesus ist gefangen. |
since my Jesus is captured. |
Sie führen ihn, er ist gebunden. |
They take him away, he is bound. |
Translation © Pamela Dellal, courtesy Emmanuel Music Inc. |
see note for violoncello (Neue Bach-Ausgabe)
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