Recitative. The poor are afflicted | The poor are afflicted

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Recitativo. Die Armen sind verstört

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG ITA

Die Armen sind verstört,
Ihr seufzend Ach, ihr ängstlich Klagen
Bei soviel Kreuz und Not,
Wodurch die Feinde fromme Seelen plagen,
Dringt in das Gnadenohr des Allerhöchsten ein.
Darum spricht Gott: Ich muss ihr Helfer sein!
Ich hab ihr Flehn erhört,
Der Hilfe Morgenrot,
Der reinen Wahrheit heller Sonnenschein
Soll sie mit neuer Kraft,
Die Trost und Leben schafft,
Erquicken und erfreun.
Ich will mich ihrer Not erbarmen,
Mein heilsam Wort soll sein die Kraft der Armen.

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750), "Recitativo. Die Armen sind verstört", BWV 2 no. 4 (1724) [ bass and instrumental ensemble ], from cantata Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Recitative. The poor are afflicted", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Gino Taschini) , "Recitativo. I poveri sono sconvolti", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-28
Line count: 14
Word count: 77

Recitative. The poor are afflicted

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The poor are afflicted;
Their sighing cries, their tormented laments,
Amid so much suffering and anguish
That the Enemy uses to torture souls,
Reaches the merciful ear of the Most High.
To which God says: I must be their defender!
I have heard their prayers;
The dawning of aid,
The bright sunshine of pure truth
Will invest them with new strength,
Giving comfort and life,
Reviving and delighting them.
I will have compassion for their suffering,
My healing word will strengthen the poor.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2023-02-18
Line count: 14
Word count: 83