
Songs
Bist du bei mir
BWV 508
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Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Bist du bei mir
Bist du bei mir, geh ich mit Freuden
Zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh.
Ach, wie vergnügt wär so mein Ende,
Es drückten deine schönen Hände
Mir die getreuen Augen zu.
Be thou with me
Be thou with me and I’ll go gladly
To death and on to my repose.
Ah, how my end would bring contentment,
If, pressing with thy hands so lovely,
Thou wouldst my faithful eyes then close.
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Previously performed at:
- 14 Oct 2020: 27. The Sound of Silence: Benjamin Appl & Sholto Kynoch
- 21 Oct 2016: Bach Revived Part II