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Text for Cantata 44
Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, I
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1. ARIA DUETTO TENORE E BASSO
Sie werden euch in den Bann tun.
They shall banish you.
2. CORO
Es kömmt aber die Zeit,
The time, however, comes
daß wer euch tötet, wird meinen,
that he who would kill you thinks
er tue Gott einen Dienst daran.
he is doing a service to God.
3. ARIA ALTO
Christen müssen auf der Erden
Christians upon this earth must
Christi wahre Jünger sein.
be true disciples of Christ.
Auf sie warten alle Stunden,
Awake, they wait hour after hour
bis sie selig überwunden,
until they blessedly overcome
Marter, Bann und schwere Pein.
torture, banishment and severe pain.
4. CORALE TENORE
Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid
Oh God, so much heartache
begegnet mir zu dieser Zeit.
confronts me at this moment!
Der schmale Weg ist trübsalvoll,
den ich zum Himmel wandern soll.
The narrow path upon which I shall
wander to Heaven is full of tribulation.
5. RECITATIVO BASSO
Es sucht der Antichrist, das große Ungeheuer,
The antichrist, the great monster, seeks
mit Schwert und Feuer
by sword and fire
die Glieder Christi zu verfolgen,
to stalk the members of Christ,
weil ihre Lehre ihm zuwider ist.
for their teachings oppose him.
Er bildet sich dabei wohl ein,
From this he well pretends
es müße sein Tun Gott gefällig sein.
his deeds must be pleasing to God.
Allein, es gleichen Christen denen Palmenzweigen,
Actually, Christians are comparable to palm branches
die durch die Last nur desto höher steigen.
which climb even higher under duress.
6. ARIA SOPRANO
Es ist und bleibt der Christen Trost,
It is and remains a Christian's comfort
daß Gott vor seine Kirche wacht.
that God watches over his church.
Denn wenn sich gleich die Wetter türmen,
For even when the tempest billows
so hat doch nach den Trübsalstürmen
die Freudensonne bald gelacht.
soon enough the joyous sun has laughed
upon the storm of tribulation.
7. CORALE
So sei nun, Seele, deine
So now, soul, be yourself
und traue dem alleine,
and trust in him alone
der dich erschaffen hat.
who has created you.
Es gehe, wie es gehe,
It will pass, as it passes,
dein Vater in der Höhe,
your father on high
der weiß zu allen Sachen Rat.
he knows good counsel for all things.
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COMPOSED: May 21, 1724 (Leipzig) for Exaudi (The Sunday after Ascension)
LIBRETTIST: unknown; Mvts 1 & 2. John 16:2; Mvt. 4. Martin Moller, stanza 1 of Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid (1587); Mvt 7. Paul Fleming, stanza 9 of In allen meinen Taten (1642)
TRANSLATION: Tobin Schmuck, 2011 © Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, NYC
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