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Chorales BWV 250-438: Details and Recordings
Individual Recordings: Hilliard - Morimur | Chorales - N. Matt | Chorales - H. Rilling | Preludi ai Corali - Quartetto Italiani di Viola Da Gamba
Discussions: Motets & Chorales for Events in the LCY / Chorales by Theme | General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Chorales in Bach Cantatas: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Passion Chorale
References: Chorales BWV 250-300 | Chorales BWV 301-350 | Chorales BWV 351-400 | Chorales BWV 401-438 | 371 4-Part Chorales sorted by Breitkopf Number | Texts & Translations of Chorales BWV 250-438
Chorale Texts: Sorted by Title | Chorale Melodies: Sorted by Title | Explanation
MIDI files of the Chorales: Cantatas BWV 1-197 | Other Vocal Works BWV 225-248 | Chorales BWV 250-438
Articles: The Origin of the Texts of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer] | The Origin of the Melodies of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer] | The Chorale in the Church Service [A. Schweitzer] | Choral / Chorale [C.S. Terry] | Hidden Chorale Melody Allusions [T. Braatz] | The History of the Breitkopf Collection of J. S. Bach’s Four-Part Chorales [T. Braatz] | The World of the Bach Chorale Settings [W.L. Hoffman]
Hymnals: Hymnals used by Bach | Wagner Hymnal 1697 | Evangelisches Gesangbuch 1995 | Dietel Chorale List c1734
Abbreviations used for the Chorales | Links to other Sites about the Chorales


Chorale Texts used in Bach's Vocal Works
Was willst du dich, o meine Seele, kränken
Text and Translation of Chorale

Ref. in hymnals/hymn books:
Author: Diederich von dem Werder (1653; published 1682)
Chorale Melody: Was willst du dich, o meine Seele, kränken (Zahn 7844) | Composer: Gottfried Vopelius (Leipzig, 1682)
Theme:

Description:

Hymn, by Diederich von dem Werder, in 9 10-line stanzas (1653). Melody by anon (1682). Published in Vollstandiges Gesangbuch, VI. 188.

Vocal Works by J.S. Bach:

Chorale Was willst du dich, o meine Seele, kränken, BWV 425
Ref: RE 241; Br 241; KE 349; AmB 46II p.212; Penzel 192; BGA 172; BC F195.1; CST 364

German Text (verses in bold print set by Bach)

English Translation

1. Was willst du dich, o meine Seele, kränken?
Meinst du, dass Gott nicht kann an dich gedenken?
Er weiß gar wohl, wann er dir helfen soll;
Denn er ist selbst der Gnad' und Güte voll.
Halt ihm nur stille;
Es gehet so sein Wille.
Wie kann er dich doch lassen in den Banden.
Du bist ja seine Braut.
Wer hofft in Gott und dem vertraut,
Wird nimmermehr zu Schanden.

1. How now, my soul, why makest sore complaining?
Dost e'er suppose that God thy prayer's disdaining?
Right well He knows whenever Zhou'rt in need.
E'er pitiful is He and helps with speed.
To Him hold closely:
He willeth, so it shall be.
How can'st suppose He'll leave thee here to languish?
He loves thee as His bride.
Whoe'er trusts God, puts else beside,
Shall never know shame's anguish.

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9. Trotz Teufel, Welt, Tod, und der Höllen Rachen,
Gott ist mein Gott, dem alle meine Sachen,
Mein Kreuz, Leib, Seel und Leben heimgestellt,
Dabei lass ichs, er machs, wies ihm gefällt.
Ich halt ihm stille,
Was Gott will ist mein Wille,
Sein Trost befreit mich aller Sünden-Banden,
Drauf bleib ich fest gebaut.
Wer hofft in Gott und dem vertraut,
Wird nimmermehr zu Schanden.

9. So, Death and Satan both I do contemn them.
God is my God and I His own possession.
And if a Cross I bear, I know 'tis best,
I leave it all to Him and am at rest.
I hold Him closely:
He willeth, so it shall be.
He'll loose the bonds of sin wherein I languish,
And so I calm abide ;
For who trusts God, puts else beside,
Shall never know shame's anguish.

   

Source of German Text: Bach Digital (verse 1) | Charles Sanford Terry: The Four-Part Chorals of J.S. Bach (Oxford University Press, 1929), p 391 (verses 1,9)
English Translation: Charles Sanford Terry | Source of English Translation: Charles Sanford Terry: The Four-Part Chorals of J.S. Bach (Oxford University Press, 1929), p 391
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (October 2018 - November 2018)


Chorales BWV 250-438: Details and Recordings
Individual Recordings: Hilliard - Morimur | Chorales - N. Matt | Chorales - H. Rilling | Preludi ai Corali - Quartetto Italiani di Viola Da Gamba
Discussions: Motets & Chorales for Events in the LCY / Chorales by Theme | General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Chorales in Bach Cantatas: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Passion Chorale
References: Chorales BWV 250-300 | Chorales BWV 301-350 | Chorales BWV 351-400 | Chorales BWV 401-438 | 371 4-Part Chorales sorted by Breitkopf Number | Texts & Translations of Chorales BWV 250-438
Chorale Texts: Sorted by Title | Chorale Melodies: Sorted by Title | Explanation
MIDI files of the Chorales: Cantatas BWV 1-197 | Other Vocal Works BWV 225-248 | Chorales BWV 250-438
Articles: The Origin of the Texts of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer] | The Origin of the Melodies of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer] | The Chorale in the Church Service [A. Schweitzer] | Choral / Chorale [C.S. Terry] | Hidden Chorale Melody Allusions [T. Braatz] | The History of the Breitkopf Collection of J. S. Bach’s Four-Part Chorales [T. Braatz] | The World of the Bach Chorale Settings [W.L. Hoffman]
Hymnals: Hymnals used by Bach | Wagner Hymnal 1697 | Evangelisches Gesangbuch 1995 | Dietel Chorale List c1734
Abbreviations used for the Chorales | Links to other Sites about the Chorales




 

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