- Mensch, willt du leben seliglich, BuxWV 206
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One of Buxtehude's more serene chorale preludes. The Chorale tune is more usually known as the Passion Chorale and is sounded on the SW
(Rohrflute 8' + Gambe 8' + Gemshorn 4' + Nazard 2 2/3' + Principal 2' + Tierce 1 3/5' at full volume) accompanied by GT
Bourdon 8' + Spitzflute 4' and PD Bourdon 16' + Nachthorn 8'.
Instrument:
3 manual version of
Schantz at First Baptist Church of Riverside, California (1966) sampled by Jonathan Orwig
- Chorale Text
German:
Mensch, willt du leben seliglich,
Und bei Gott bleiben ewiglich,
Sollt du halten die zehn Gebot,
Die uns geben unser Gott.
Kyrioleis!
English:
Humanity, will you live a blessed life,
And stay with God always?
Thus shall you keep the ten commandments
Which were given us by our God.
Lord have mercy!
--Altavista assisted translation
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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