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Chorales BWV 250-438: Details and Recordings
Individual Recordings: Hilliard - Morimur | Chorales - N. Matt | Chorales - H. Rilling | Preludi ai Corali - Quartetto Italiani di Viola Da Gamba
Discussions: Motets & Chorales for Events in the LCY / Chorales by Theme | General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Chorales in Bach Cantatas: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Passion Chorale
References: Chorales BWV 250-300 | Chorales BWV 301-350 | Chorales BWV 351-400 | Chorales BWV 401-438 | 371 4-Part Chorales sorted by Breitkopf Number | Texts & Translations of Chorales BWV 250-438
Chorale Texts: Sorted by Title | Chorale Melodies: Sorted by Title | Explanation
MIDI files of the Chorales: Cantatas BWV 1-197 | Other Vocal Works BWV 225-248 | Chorales BWV 250-438
Articles: The Origin of the Texts of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer] | The Origin of the Melodies of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer] | The Chorale in the Church Service [A. Schweitzer] | Choral / Chorale [C.S. Terry] | Hidden Chorale Melody Allusions [T. Braatz] | The History of the Breitkopf Collection of J. S. Bach’s Four-Part Chorales [T. Braatz] | The World of the Bach Chorale Settings [W.L. Hoffman]
Hymnals: Hymnals used by Bach | Wagner Hymnal 1697 | Evangelisches Gesangbuch 1995 | Dietel Chorale List c1734
Abbreviations used for the Chorales | Links to other Sites about the Chorales


Chorale Texts used in Bach's Vocal Works
Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn
Text and Translation of Chorale

Ref. in hymnals/hymn books: NLGB 28; KELG 40
Author: Anon (Wittenberg, 1560) / Anon (1579) / Bartholomäus Gesius (1601)
Chorale Melody: Danket dem Herrn, heut’ und allzeit = Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ (Zahn 439) | Composer: Sethus Calvisius (1594), based on 13th century melody
Theme: Christmas

Description:

Hymn, by anon or Bartholomäus Gesius, in 3 6-line stanzas (1601). Melody by Sethus Calvisius (1594), to 'Danket dem Herrn, heut’ und allzeit'.

Vocal Works by J.S. Bach:
Chorale Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn, BWV 414
Ref: RE 148; Br 148; KE 313; Birnstiel 152; AmB 46II p.134; Penzel 130; BGA 161; BC F35.2; CST 1

German Text (verses in bold print set by Bach)

English Translation

1. Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn
Von einer Jungfrau auserkorn,
Ein wahrer Mensch und wahrer Gott,
Dass er uns helf aus aller Noth:
Sein Nam ist wunderbar und Rath,
Durch ihn wir haben funden Gnad.

1. This day to us a Child is born,
A gentle Babe, a Virgin's Son;
Both God and Man in flesh comes He
That He may learn our misery.
His name is Wonderful and Wise,
And favour wins us in God's eyes.

2. Was hätt uns Gott mehr können thun,
Denn dass er uns schenkt seinen Sohn,
Der von uns weggenommen hat
All unser Sünd und Missethat,
Erlöst uns von der Sund und Pein,
Darein wir sollten ewig sein.

2. What more for us could God have done
Than make us brothers of His Son,
Who now is born to set us free
From all our sore infirmity,
Relieving us from sin and pain,
Wherein we else should e'ec remain?

3. Freu dich du werthe Christenheit
Und dank es Gott in Ewigkeit,
Hass aber alle Sund und List,
Davon du theur erlöset bist,
Sei fortan gottfürchtig und rein,
Zu Ehrn dem neug'born Kindelein!

3. So then, rejoice, good Christians all,
And loud to God your praises tell;
Hence from you cast the weight of sin
And eager your salvation win;
Fear God and serve Him all your days,
And to His Son confess your praise!

   

Source of German Text: Bach Digital (1 verse) | Hymnary.org | Christliche Liederdatenbank | Letras | Ouvir Música | Vagalum
English Translation: Charles Sanford Terry | Source of English Translation: Charles Sanford Terry: The Four-Part Chorals of J.S. Bach (Oxford University Press, 1929), p 1
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (October 2018 - November 2018)


Chorales BWV 250-438: Details and Recordings
Individual Recordings: Hilliard - Morimur | Chorales - N. Matt | Chorales - H. Rilling | Preludi ai Corali - Quartetto Italiani di Viola Da Gamba
Discussions: Motets & Chorales for Events in the LCY / Chorales by Theme | General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Chorales in Bach Cantatas: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Passion Chorale
References: Chorales BWV 250-300 | Chorales BWV 301-350 | Chorales BWV 351-400 | Chorales BWV 401-438 | 371 4-Part Chorales sorted by Breitkopf Number | Texts & Translations of Chorales BWV 250-438
Chorale Texts: Sorted by Title | Chorale Melodies: Sorted by Title | Explanation
MIDI files of the Chorales: Cantatas BWV 1-197 | Other Vocal Works BWV 225-248 | Chorales BWV 250-438
Articles: The Origin of the Texts of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer] | The Origin of the Melodies of the Chorales [A. Schweitzer] | The Chorale in the Church Service [A. Schweitzer] | Choral / Chorale [C.S. Terry] | Hidden Chorale Melody Allusions [T. Braatz] | The History of the Breitkopf Collection of J. S. Bach’s Four-Part Chorales [T. Braatz] | The World of the Bach Chorale Settings [W.L. Hoffman]
Hymnals: Hymnals used by Bach | Wagner Hymnal 1697 | Evangelisches Gesangbuch 1995 | Dietel Chorale List c1734
Abbreviations used for the Chorales | Links to other Sites about the Chorales




 

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