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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Erwäge, wie sein blutgefärbter Rücken, Tenor aria, No 20: St John Passion, BWV245. J.S. Bach

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Text:

Erwäge, wie sein blutgefärbter Rücken
In allen Stücken
Dem Himmel gleiche geht,
Daran, nachdem die Wasserwogen
Von unsrer Sündflut sich verzogen,
Der allerschönste Regenbogen
Als Gottes Gnadenzeichen steht!

English translation:



Consider how his blood-stained back
in all ways
is like heaven,
in that, after the waves of water
removes from our flood of sin,
the most beautiful rainbow
as God's sign of grace stands!

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

ɛɾvˈɛːɡə, vˈiː zˈa͡ɪn blˈʊtɡeːfˌɛɾptɜ rˈykən
ˈɪn ˈalən ʃtˈykən
dˈeːm hˈɪməl ɡlˈa͡ɪçə ɡˈeːt,
dɑːrˈan, naxdˈeːm dˈiː vˈasɜvˌoːɡən
fˈɔn ˈʊnsrɜ zˈyntfluːt zˈɪç fɛɾt͡sˈoːɡən,
dˈɛɾ ˈalɜʃˌøːnstə rˌeːɡənbˈoːɡən
ˈals ɡˈɔtəs ɡənˈɑdənt͡sˌa͡ɪçən ʃtˈeːt!