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Zerfliesse, meine Herze [St. John Passion: sop.]
Lower -baroque pitch
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You are purchasing high quality sheet music PDF files suitable for printing or viewing on digital devices.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.
For further information about Johann Sebastian Bach.
Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245: Soprano aria, Zerfliesse, meine Herze.
For further information about St. John's Passion (German: Johannes-Passion).
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Text:
Zerfliesse, meine Herze
Zerfließe, mein Herze,
in Fluten der Zähren
Dem Höchsten zu Ehren!
Erzähle der Welt
und dem Himmel die Not:
Dein Jesus ist tot!
English translation:
Dissolve, my heart,
in floods of tears
In honour of the Most High!
Tell the world
and heaven the sorrow:
Your Jesus is dead!
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) pronunciation of the German text.
zˈɜːflɪs, mˈe͡ɪn hˈɜːz,
ˈɪn flˈuːtən dˈe͡ə zˈɛhɹən
dˈɛm hˈɜːt͡ʃstən zˈuː ˈe͡ɪɹən!
ˈɜːzɛhə͡l dˈe͡ə wˈɛlt
ˈʌnd dˈɛm hˈɪmə͡l dˈa͡ɪ nˈɒt
:
dˈe͡ɪn d͡ʒˈiːzəs ˈɪst tˈɒt!
