Johann Sebastian Bach (March 1685 – July 1750) born in Eisenach, was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period.

Known for his prolific output of music across many forms of music, he is regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music.

He died in Leipzig in July 1750.

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Ach, mein Sinn, Tenor aria, No 13: St John Passion, BWV245. J.S. Bach

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Text:

Ach, mein Sinn,
wo willst du endlich hin,
wo soll ich mich erquicken?
Bleib' ich hier,
oder wünsch' ich mir
Berg und Hügel auf den Rücken?
Bei der Welt ist gar kein Rat,
und im Herzen
stehn die Schmerzen
meiner Missetat,
weil der Knecht den Herr verleugnet hat.

English translation:



Oh, my mind,
where do you finally want to go,
where should I refresh myself?
I could stay here
or do I wish to have
Mountains and hills at my back?
There is no help in the world,
and in my heart
the pain remains
since my iniquity,
Because the servant has denied the master.

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) pronunciation of the German text.

ˈax, mˈa͡ɪn zˈɪn,
vˈoː vˈɪlst dˈuː ˈɛntlɪç hˈɪn,
vˈoː zˈɔl ˈɪç mˈɪç ɛɾkvˈɪkən?
blˈa͡ɪp' ˈɪç hˈiːɾ,
ˈoːdɜ vˈynʃ' ˈɪç mˈiːɾ
bˈɛɾk ˈʊnt hˈyːɡəl ˈa͡ʊf dˈeːn rˈykən?
bˈa͡ɪ dˈɛɾ vˈɛlt ˈɪst ɡˈɑːɾ kˈa͡ɪn rˈɑːt,
ˈʊnt ˈɪm hˈɛɾt͡sən
ʃtˈeːn dˈiː ʃmˈɛɾt͡sən
mˈa͡ɪnɜ mˌɪseːtˈɑːt,