Bist du bei mir (Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel)
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CPDL #17448:
- Editor: David Newman (added 2008-07-08). Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 126 kbytes Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Cross posting by Art Song Central - Has both German and English lyrics - File Sizes: PDF: 126 KB.
General Information
Title: Bist du bei mir
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Solo Soprano
Genre: Sacred, Aria
Language: German
Instruments: Piano
Published: Because of the inclusion in the Anna Magalena Bach book this work has been misattributed to Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) , "Bist du bei mir" is most likely by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (1690-1749).
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Original text and translations
German text
- Bist du bei mir, geh’ ich mit Freuden
- zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh’.
- Ach, wie vergnügt wär so mein Ende,
- es drückten deine lieben Hände
- mir die getreuen Augen zu!
English translation
- If you are with me, then I will gladly go
- to [my] death and to my rest.
- Ah, how pleasant would my end be,
- if your dear, fair hands shut
- my faithful eyes!
- Translation from German to English copyright © by Emily Ezust (emily (AT) lieder (DOT) net) - used by permission.
- Translation from German to English copyright © by Emily Ezust (emily (AT) lieder (DOT) net) - used by permission.
Spanish translation
- Si estás conmigo, entonces felíz iría
- a mi muerte y a mi descanso.
- Ah, que satisfactorio sería mi final,
- porque tus queridas manos cerrarán
- mis ojos fieles.
- Translation from German to Spanish copyright © 2003 by Amitha Iriarte (super_aminta (AT) hotmail.com) - used by permission.
- Translation from German to Spanish copyright © 2003 by Amitha Iriarte (super_aminta (AT) hotmail.com) - used by permission.
Italian translation
- Se tu resti al mio fianco, andrò felice
- alla mia morte e al mio riposo.
- Ah, la mia fine sarebbe una gioia,
- se le tue mani adorate chiudessero
- i miei occhi fedeli!
- Translation from German to Italian copyright © 2007 by Davide Bocelli (davide (DOT) bocelli (AT) gmail (DOT) com) - used by permission.
- Translation from German to Italian copyright © 2007 by Davide Bocelli (davide (DOT) bocelli (AT) gmail (DOT) com) - used by permission.