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Cantata BWV 118
O Jesu Christ, mein’s Lebens Licht
English Translation in Parallel Format
Cantata BWV 118 - O Jesus Christ, light of my life

Event:Cantata (or motet) for a funeral
Text: Martin Behm
Chorale
Text: O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht

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Original German Text

 

English Translation

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Lituus I/II, Violino I/II, Viola, Oboe o Bassono, Continuo

 

O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht,
Mein Hort, mein Trost, mein Zuversicht.
Auf Erden bin ich nur ein Gast,
Und drückt mich sehr der Sünden Last.

 

O Jesus Christ, light of my life,
my refuge, my comfort, my reassurance,
on earth I am only a guest

And the burden of sin presses down heavily upon me.

       

This Translation in Interlinear Format

English Translation by Francis Browne (July 2008)

Contributed by Francis Browne (July 2008)

Cantata BWV 118: O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht for Funeral (1736-1737)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

BWV 118 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-2 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-2 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 [BWV 118b] | Spanish-2
Chorale Text: O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht [BWV 118/1]

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