Chorale 29 – O Traurigkeit, o Herzele
Text known to Bach (Weimar 1713):
O Traurigkeit/ O Hertzeleid/
ist das nicht zu beklagen!
Gottes Vaters einig Kind/
wird ins Grab getragen.
English
O sadness, O heartbreak!
Is this not to be lamented?
The only child of God the Father
is carried to the grave.
NB The melodic repeat was apparently only observed in Dresden.
Origination:
Melody: Anon. – Würzburg 1627 (Johann Volmar)
Text: v. 1 Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld (1591-1635), vv. 2-8 Johann Rist (1606-67) – Lüneburg 1641
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