The cantata Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich (O my Lord, I long for thee) BWV 150 is one of the earliest cantatas from Bach’s Mühlhausen period. Its authenticity was long disputed, partly because of the stylistic characteristics of this early work, but also because the cantata only survives in sources dating from the period after Bach’s death. However, in recent years a hidden dedication to Conrad Meckbach, a member of the Mühlhausen town council and patron of Bach, has been deciphered: the initial letters of the free poetry reveal the acrostic "Doctor Conrad Meckbach" (in the 18th century spelling), revealing a link to the city of Mühlhausen and almost certainly confirming Bach’s authorship of the cantata. The occasion of the composition of the work is still unknown. The small instrumental scoring for just two violins, bassoon, and continuo, plus the fact that only the soprano is given a solo movement, suggest a performance with modest resources.
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, english translationhtml file, singing text, english translation (Sample)1 Sinfonia 2 Coro O my Lord, I long for thee.
My God, I trusted in thee;
let me now not be confounded.
No, let those who hate me not triumph over me. 3 Aria (Soprano) I am and shall remain content,
Though fiends may rage around me,
Cross, storm, and what may wound me,
Death, hell, and ev’ry want.
Though trouble strike me in the fight,
Right is and stands forever right. 4 Coro Guide me, Lord, in truth and justice.
Instruct thou me,
for thou art the God that dost help;
daily wait I on thee. 5 Aria (Alto/Tenore/Basso) Cedars, when the winds assail them,
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, originalhtml file, singing text, original (Sample)1 Sinfonia 2 Coro Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich.
Mein Gott ich hoffe auf dich;
lass mich nicht zu Schanden werden,
dass ich meine Feinde nicht freuen über mich. 3 Aria (Soprano) Doch bin und bleibe ich vergnügt,
obgleich hier zeitlich toben
Kreuz, Sturm und andre Proben,
Tod, Höll und was sich fügt.
Ob Unfall schlgt den treuen Knecht,
Recht ist und bleibet ewig Recht. 4 Coro Leite mich in deiner Wahrheit,
und lehre mich!
Denn du bist der Gott, der mir hilft;
täglich harre ich dein. 5 Aria (Alto/Tenore/Basso) Zedern müssen von den Winden
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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
| 1685-1750Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most important composers of Western music history. He came from a widely ramified musical dynasty, which produced numerous musicians and organists in the Thuringian-Saxon area.
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Continuo realization
Klaus Hofmann
| 1939
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Translator
Jean Lunn
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