- O Welt, ich muß dich lassen (I)
[2:3]
The "weeping" interval of a second dominates the accompaniment, though it is also inverted.
Instrument:
St. Anne's Church, Moseley, Birmingham, England (1874) - Samples by Martin Dyde
- Chorale Text
German:
O Welt, ich muß dich lassen
ich fahr dahin mein Straßen
ins ewge Vaterland.
Mein Geist will ich aufgeben,
dazu mein Leib und Leben
befel'n in Gottes gnäd'ge Hand.
English:
O world, I must leave you,
I take the road
To the eternal native country.
I will give up my spirit,
Also my body and life
Up to God's gracious hand.
--Translation approximate
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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