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

Event: Cantata [Fragment] for the Feast of Purification of Mary
Readings: Epistle: Malachi 3: 1-4; Gospel: Luke 2: 22-32
Text: Anon
Original Composer: Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (Gotha, 1720)

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Original German Text

English Translation

1

Aria A

1

Aria [Alto]

Violino I/II, Continuo

Bekennen will ich seinen Namen,
Er ist der Herr, er ist der Christ,
In welchem aller Völker Samen
Gesegnet und erlöset ist.
Kein Tod raubt mir die Zuversicht:
Der Herr ist meines Lebens Licht.

I want to acknowledge his name,
he is the Lord, he is the Christ,
in whom the seed of all nations
is blessed and redeemed.
No death will rob me of the reassurance:
the Lord is the light of my life.

This Translation in Interlinear Format

English Translation by Francis Browne (August 2003)

Contributed by Francis Browne (August 2003)

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