Recitative. Despite its long for heaven | Despite its longing for heaven

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Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Recitativo. Auch bei dem himmlischen...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Auch bei dem himmlischen Verlangen
Hält unser Leib den Geist gefangen;
Es legt die Welt durch ihre Tücke
Den Frommen Netz und Stricke.
Der Geist ist willig, doch das Fleisch ist schwach;
Dies presst uns aus ein jammervolles Ach!

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. Auch bei dem himmlischen Verlangen", BWV 70 no. 4 (1723) [ tenor, bassoon, continuo ], from cantata Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Recitative. Despite its long for heaven", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-29
Line count: 6
Word count: 39

Recitative. Despite its long for heaven

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Despite its longing for heaven
Our spirit is held captive by the body;
The world, through its deceit,
Lays traps and snares for the pious.
The spirit is willing, yet the flesh is weak;
This wrings from us a grievous wailing!

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2023-08-13
Line count: 6
Word count: 41