From Markus-Passion, H 787
Composer |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach |
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Tempo |
Allegro |
Length |
16 measures |
German text |
English translation |
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Den Mörder Barrabam, den Bösewicht, |
The murderer Barrabas, the evildoer, |
den gibt Pilatus los? Barbar! Bist du verblendet? |
him Pilate sets free? Barbarous! Are you deluded? |
Kennst du als Richter keine Pflicht? |
Do you know no duty as judge? |
Wird die Gerechtigkeit so ungescheut geschändet? |
Has justice been so shamelessly desecrated? |
Den Mörder sprichst du los, den Bösewicht! |
The murderer you set free, the villain? |
Und Jesus wird verdammt? Unmenschliches Gericht! |
And Jesus is condemned? Inhumane judgment! |
Translation © 2015 by Ruth B. Libbey |
Biblical passages taken from the King James Version.