Erbarme dich, mein Gott [St. Matthew Passion: alto/mezzo]

By: Bach
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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.

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Aria: Erbarme dich, mein Gott, (Alto) is taken from: St Matthew Passion, BWV244


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

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


Text
Erbarme dich, mein Gott. The setting is taken from the Gospel of St.Matthew (in the Luther Bible).

Erbarme dich, mein Gott,
Um meiner Zähren Willen!
Schaue hier, Herz und Auge
Weint vor dir bitterlich.
Erbarme dich, erbarme dich!

English translation:

Have mercy, my God,
for the sake of my tears!
Look here, heart and eyes
weep bitterly before You.
Have mercy, have mercy!

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

ˈɜːbɑːm dˈɪt͡ʃ, mˈe͡ɪn ɡˈɒt,
ˈʌm mˈe͡ɪnə zˈɛhɹən wˈɪlən!
ʃˈɔː hˈa͡ɪ͡əɹə, hˈɜːz ˈʌnd ˈɔːd͡ʒ
wˈa͡ɪnt vˈɔː dˈa͡ɪ͡ə bˈɪtəlˌɪx.
ˈɜːbɑːm dˈɪt͡ʃ, ˈɜːbɑːm dˈɪt͡ʃ!


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