From Oster-Oratorium, BWV 249
Composer |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
b minor |
Meter |
3/4 |
Tempo |
Adagio |
Structure |
Da capo |
Length |
114 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Seele, deine Spezereien |
O soul, your spices |
Sollen nicht mehr Myrrhen sein. |
need no longer be myrrh. |
Denn allein |
For only |
Mit Lorbeerkranze prangen, |
crowning with the laurel wreath |
Stillt dein ängstliches Verlangen. |
will quiet your anxious longing. |