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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Aria: Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben (Soprano) is taken from Part II: St Matthew Passion, BWV244


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Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben. The setting is taken from the Gospel of St.Matthew (in the Luther Bible).

Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben,
von einer Sünde weiss er nichts,
dass das ewige Verderben
und die Strafe des Gerichts
nicht auf meiner Seele bliebe.

English translation



From love my saviour is willing to die,
Of any sin he knows nothing
So that eternal ruin
And the punishment of judgement
May not stay upon my soul.



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

ˈa͡ʊs lˈiːbə vˈɪl mˈa͡ɪn hˈa͡ɪlant ʃtˈɛɾbən

ˈa͡ʊs lˈiːbə vˈɪl mˈa͡ɪn hˈa͡ɪlant ʃtˈɛɾbən,
fˈɔn ˈa͡ɪnɜ zˈyndə vˈa͡ɪs ˈɛɾ nˈɪçts,
dˈas dˈas ˈeːvɪɡə fɛɾdˈɛɾbən
ˈʊnt dˈiː ʃtɾˈɑːfə dˈɛs ɡərˈɪçts
nˈɪçt ˈa͡ʊf mˈa͡ɪnɜ zˈeːlə blˈiːbə.