Listen to St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 68, Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder by John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & Trinity Boys Choir

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 68, Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

John Eliot Gardiner

John Eliot Gardiner

Conductor

Trinity Boys Choir

Trinity Boys Choir

Choir

Monteverdi Choir

Monteverdi Choir

Choir

English Baroque Soloists

English Baroque Soloists

Orchestra

David Swinson

Chorus Director

Kati Debretzeni

Kati Debretzeni

Leader

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer

Lucie Kayas

Translation

Peggy Cochrane

Translation

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder

Und rufen dir im Grabe zu:

Ruhe sanfte, sanfte ruh

Ruhe sanfte, sanfte ruh

[Verse 2]

Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder

Und rufen dir im Grabe zu:

Ruhe sanfte, sanfte ruh

Ruhe sanfte, sanfte ruh

[Verse 3]

Ruht, ihr ausgesognen Glieder

Ruht, ihr ausgesognen Glieder

Euer Grab und Leichenstein

Soll dem ängstlichen Gewissen

Ein bequemes Ruhekissen

Und der Seelen Ruhstatt, der Seelen Ruhstatt sein

Höchst vergnügt

Höchst vergnügt

Schlummern da die Augen ein

[Verse 4]

Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder

Und rufen dir im Grabe zu:

Ruhe sanfte, sanfte ruh

Ruhe sanfte, sanfte ruh

[Verse 5]

Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder

Und rufen dir im Grabe zu:

Ruhe safte, sanfte ruh

Ruhe sanfte, sanfte ruh

Written by: Johann Sebastian Bach

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