Cantata BWV 200
Bekennen will ich seinen Namen
English Translation in Interlinear Format
Cantata BWV 200 - I want to acknowledge his name

Event: Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings: Epistle: Malachi 3: 1-4; Gospel: Luke 2: 22-32
Text: Anon

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Aria [Alto]

Violino I/II, Continuo

Bekennen will ich seinen Namen,
I want to acknowledge his name,
Er ist der Herr, er ist der Christ,
he is the Lord, he is the Christ,
In welchem aller Völker Samen
in whom the seed of all nations
Gesegnet und erlöset ist.
is blessed and redeemed.
Kein Tod raubt mir die Zuversicht:
No death will rob me of the reassurance:
Der Herr ist meines Lebens Licht.
the Lord is the light of my life.

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English Translation by Francis Browne (August 2003)
Contributed by Francis Browne (August 2003)

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