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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Soprano aria Blute nur, du liebes Herz! is taken from part 1 of the Matthew Passion BWV 244 by J S Bach.

For further information about St. Matthew Passion (German: Matthäus-Passion).

You may purchase a recording of St Matthew Passion, BWV244 from Presto Music.

Text.

Blute nur, du liebes Herz!

Blute nur, du liebes Herz!
Ach, ein Kind, das du erzogen,
das an deiner Brust gesogen,
droht den Pfleger zu ermorden,
Denn es ist zur Schlage worden.

English translation

Bleed out, you loving heart!

Bleed out, you loving heart!
Alas, a child that you raised,
And that suckled at your breast,
threatens to murder its nurse,
since it has become a threat.

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

blˈuːtə nˈuːɾ, dˈuː lˈiːbəs hˈɛɾt͡s!
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blˈuːtə nˈuːɾ, dˈuː lˈiːbəs hˈɛɾt͡s!
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ax, ˈa͡ɪn kˈɪnt, dˈas dˈuː ɛɾt͡sˈoːɡən,

dˈas ˈan dˈa͡ɪnɜ bɾˈʊst ɡəzˈoːɡən,

dɾˈoːt dˈeːn p͡flˈeːɡɜ t͡sˈuː ɛɾmˈɔɾdən,

dˈɛn ˈɛs ˈɪst t͡sˈuːɾ ʃlˈɑːɡə vˈɔɾdən