From Die Israeliten in der Wüste, Wq 238, Erster Teil
Composer |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach |
|---|---|
Key |
E flat major |
Meter |
4/4 |
Tempo |
Allegro |
Length |
49 measures |
German text |
English translation |
|---|---|
Du bist der Ursprung unsrer Not, |
You are the cause of our troubles, |
hast uns geführet in den Tod. |
you have led us into death. |
Gott schlummert, und wir hoffen nicht, |
God slumbers, and we have no hope |
dass er zur Hülf erwache. |
that he will awaken and come to our aid. |
Translation © 2013 by Ruth B. Libbey |