From Musik am Dankfeste wegen des fertigen Michaelisturms, H 823, Part I: Vor der Predigt
Composer |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
A major |
Meter |
3/4 |
Tempo |
Feurig |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Wenn Gott zu strafen schwöret, |
When God vows to punish, |
wie, o wie schrecklich ist er! |
how, o how terrible is he! |
Auf Wetterwolken fähret |
His cherub rides flaming |
sein Cherub flammend daher. |
out upon storm clouds. |
Es droht sein Blick, es glühet |
His glance menaces, the sword |
der Rache Schwert in seiner Hand, |
of vengeance glows in his hand, |
und auf Orkanen fliehet |
and devastating terror flies |
verheerendes Schrecken durchs Land. |
on hurricanes through the land. |
Translation © 2015 by Ruth B. Libbey |
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