English Translations of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works in Interlinear Format (English-3)

English Translations of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works in Interlinear / Parallel Format (English-3) Sorted by BWV Number
English Translations in Interlinear / Parallel Format (English-3): Sorted by BWV Number \| Sorted by Title \| Sorted by Event \| Note on English Translations
Sacred Cantatas
BWV	Title in English	Event	Interlinear	Parallel
1	How beautifully shines the morning star	Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Interlinear	Parallel
2	Ah God, look down from heaven	2^nd Sunday in Trinity	Interlinear	Parallel
3	Ah God, how many a heartache	2^nd Sunday after Epiphany	Interlinear	Parallel
4	Christ lay in death's bonds	Easter Sunday	Interlinear	Parallel
5	Where should I flee	19^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear	Parallel
6	Stay with us, for evening is coming	2^nd day of Easter [Easter Monday]	Interlinear	Parallel
7	Christ our Lord came to the Jordan	Nativity of Saint John the Baptist	Interlinear	Parallel
8	Dearest God, when shall I die?	16^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear	Parallel
9	Salvation has come to us	6^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear	Parallel
10	My soul praises the Lord	Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Interlinear	Parallel
11	Praise God in his kingdoms	Ascension Day	Interlinear
12	Weeping, lamenting, worry, apprehension	Jubilate [3^rd Sunday after Easter]	Interlinear	Parallel
13	My sighs, my tears	2^nd Sunday after Epiphany	Interlinear
14	If God were not with us	4^th Sunday after Epiphany	Interlinear
15	For you will not leave my soul in hell	Easter Sunday	Interlinear
16	Lord God, we praise you	New Year's Day [Circumcision of Christ]	Interlinear
17	Who gives thanks praises me	14^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
18	Just as the rain and snow fall from heaven	Sexagesima Sunday	Interlinear
19	There arose a strife	Feast of St. Michael	Interlinear
20	O eternity, you word of thunder	1^st Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
21	I had much affliction	3^rdSunday after Trinity For any time [�Per ogni tempo�]	Interlinear
22	Jesus took the twelve to himself	Quinquagesima Sunday [Estomihi]	Interlinear
23	You true God and son of David	Quinquagesima Sunday [Estomihi]	Interlinear
24	An unstained character	4^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
25	There is nothing healthy in my body	14^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
26	Ah how fleeting, ah how insubstantial	24^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
27	Who knows how near my end is to me?	16^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
28	Praise God! Now the year comes to an end	1^st Sunday after Christmas Day	Interlinear
29	We thank you, God, we thank you	Town Council Inauguration	Interlinear
30	Rejoice, redeemed host	Nativity of Saint John the Baptist	Interlinear
30a	Charming Wiederau	Secular Event	Interlinear
31	The heavens laugh	Easter Sunday	Interlinear
32	Dearest Jesus, my desire	1^st Sunday after Epiphany	Interlinear
33	Alone towards you, Lord Jesus Christ	13^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
34	O eternal fire, o source of love	Whit Sunday [1^st Day of Pentecost]	Interlinear
34a
35	Soul and spirit are thrown into confusion	12^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
36	Soar in your joy	1^st Sunday in Advent	Interlinear	Parallel
36b
36c	Soar up joyfully on high	Birthday	Interlinear	Parallel
37	Whoever believes and is baptised	Ascension Day	Interlinear
38	From deep affliction I cry out to you	21^st Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
39	Break your bread with the hungry	1^st Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
40	For this reason the Son of God appeared	2^nd Day of Christmas [St. Stefanus Day]	Interlinear
41	Jesus, now be praised	New Year's Day [Circumcision of Christ]	Interlinear
42	On the evening of the same sabbath	Quasimodogeniti [1^st Sunday after Easter]	Interlinear
43	God ascends with shouts of joy	Ascension Day	Interlinear
44	They will banish you	Exaudi [Sunday after Ascension, 6^th Sunday after Easter]	Interlinear
45	You have been told, mankind, what is good	8^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
46	Behold and see	10^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
47	Who exalts himself	17^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
48	Miserable man that I am	19^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
49	I go and seek with longing	20^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
50	Now is the salvation	Feast of St. Michael	Interlinear
51	Shout for joy to God in every land!	15^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
52	False world, I do not trust you!	23^rd Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear	Parallel
53	Strike then, longed for hour	Funeral	Interlinear
54	Stand firm against sin	7^th Sunday after Trinity Oculi [3^rd Sunday in Lent]	Interlinear
55	I, a poor man	22^nd Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
56	I would gladly bear the cross-beam	19^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear	Parallel
57	Blessed is the man	2^nd Day of Christmas [St. Stefanus Day]	Interlinear
58	Ah God, how many a heartache	Sunday after New Year [2^nd Sunday after Christmas Day]	Interlinear
59	Who loves me will keep my word	Whit Sunday [1^st Day of Pentecost]	Interlinear
60	O eternity, you word of thunder	24^th Sunday after Trinity	Interlinear
61	Now come, saviour of the gentiles	1^st Sunday in Advent
62	Now come, saviour of the gentiles	1^st Sunday in Advent
63	Christians, engrave this day	Christmas Day
64	See, what sort of love the Father has shown to us	3^rd Day of Christmas [St John's Day]
65	They will all come from Sheba	Epiphany
66	Rejoice, you hearts	2^nd day of Easter (Easter Monday)
67	Keep in memory Jesus Christ	Quasimodogeniti [1^st Sunday after Easter]
68	God so loved the world	Whit Monday [2^nd Day of Pentecost]
69	Praise the Lord, my soul	Town Council Inauguration
69a	Praise the Lord	12^th Sunday after Trinity
70	Watch! Pray!	26^th Sunday after Trinity
71	God is my king	Town Council Inauguration
72	Everything according to God's will	3^rd Sunday after Epiphany
73	Lord, as you will, deal with me	3^rd Sunday after Epiphany
74	Whoever loves me will keep my word	Whit Sunday [1^st Day of Pentecost]
75	The wretched shall eat	1^st Sunday after Trinity
76	The heavens declare the glory of God	2^nd Sunday after Trinity
77	You must love God, your Lord	13^th Sunday after Trinity
78	Jesus, by whom my soul	14^th Sunday after Trinity
79	God the Lord is sun and shield	Feast of the Reformation
80	A mighty fortress is our God	Feast of the Reformation
81	Jesus sleeps, what should be my hope?	4^th Sunday after Epiphany
82	I have enough	Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
83	Joyful time in the new covenant	Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
84	I am content with my luck	Septuagesima Sunday
85	I am a good shepherd	Misericordias Domini [2^nd Sunday after Easter]
86	Truly, truly, I say to you	Rogate [5^th Sunday after Easter]
87	Until now you have asked nothing in my name	Rogate [5^th Sunday after Easter]
88	See, I will send out many fishermen	5^th Sunday after Trinity
89	What am I to make of you , Ephraim?	22^nd Sunday after Trinity
90	A dreadful end carries you away	25^th Sunday after Trinity
91	Praised be you, Jesus Christ	Christmas Day
92	I have surrendered to God's heart and mind	Septuagesima Sunday
93	Whoever lets only the dear God reign	5^th Sunday after Trinity
94	What do I ask for from the world	9^th Sunday after Trinity
95	Christ is my life	16^th Sunday after Trinity
96	Lord Christ, the only son of God	18^th Sunday after Trinity
97	In all that I do	Occasion unspecified
98	What God does, that is done well	21^st Sunday after Trinity
99	What God does, that is done well	15^th Sunday after Trinity
100	What God does, that is done well	15^th Sunday after Trinity
101	Take from us, you faithful God	10^th Sunday after Trinity
102	Lord, your eyes look for faith!	10^th Sunday after Trinity
103	You will weep and howl, but the world will rejoice	Jubilate [3^rd Sunday after Easter]
104	You Shepherd of Israel, listen	Misericordias Domini [2^nd Sunday after Easter]
105	Lord, do not go into court with your servant	9^th Sunday after Trinity
106	God's time is the very best time	Funeral and Memorial Service
107	Why do you want to distress yourself	7^th Sunday after Trinity
108	It is good for you that I should go away	Cantate [4^th Sunday after Easter]
109	I believe, dear Lord, help my unbelief!	21^st Sunday after Trinity
110	May our mouth be filled with laughter	Christmas Day
111	What my God wants , may it always happen	3^rd Sunday after Epiphany
112	The Lord is my faithful shepherd	Misericordas Domini [2^nd Sunday after Easter]
113	Lord Jesus Christ, you highest good	11^th Sunday after Trinity
114	Ah, dear Christians, be consoled	17^th Sunday after Trinity
115	Make yourself ready, my spirit	22^nd Sundaty after Trinity
116	You prince of peace, Lord Jesus Christ	25^th Sunday after Trinity
117	Praise and honour to the highest good	Occasion unspecified
118	O Jesus Christ, light of my life	Funeral
119	Praise, Jerusalem, the Lord	Town Council Inauguration
120	God, they praise you in the stillness of Zion	Town Council Inauguration
120a	Lord God, ruler of all things	Wedding
121	We should now praise Christ	2^nd Day of Christmas [St. Stefanus Day]
122	The new-born little child	1^st Sunday after Christmas Day
123	Dearest Immanuel	Epiphany
124	I shall not let my Jesus go	1^st Sunday after Epiphany
125	With peace and joy I go from here	Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
126	Preserve us, Lord, with your word	Sexagesima Sunday
127	Lord Jesus Christ, true man and God	Quinquagesima Sunday [Estomihi]
128	On Christ's ascension [journey to heaven] alone	Ascension Day
129	Praised be the Lord	Trinity Sunday
130	Lord God, we all praise you	Feast of St. Michael
131	Out of the depths I cry, Lord, to you	3^rd Sunday in Advent
132	Prepare the ways, prepare the path!	4^th Sunday in Advent
133	I rejoice in you	3^rd Day of Christmas [St John's Day]
134	A heart that knows its Jesus living	3^rd day of Easter [Easter Tuesday]
134a	Time, which makes days and years	Birthday / New Year�s Day	Interlinear
135	Ah Lord, poor sinner that I am	3^rd Sunday after Trinity
136	Search me, God, and know my heart	8^th Sunday after Trinity
137
138	Why do you cause distress to yourself, my heart?	15^th Sunday after Trinity
139	Happy is the man, who to his God	23^rd Sunday after Trinity
140	Wake up, the voice calls us	27^th Sunday after Trinity
141	That is indeed is certainly true	3^rd Sunday in Advent
142	A child has been born to us	Christmas Day
143	Praise the Lord, my soul	New Year's Day [Circumcision of Christ]
144	Take what is yours	Septuagesima Sunday
145	Up, my heart, the Lord's day	3^rd day of Easter [Easter Tuesday]
146
147	Heart and mouth and deed and life	Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
148	Bring to the Lord the glory of his name	17^th Sunday after Trinity
149	Songs are sung with joy of victory	Feast of St. Michael
150	For you, Lord, is my longing	Penitential Service
151	Sweet consolation, my Jesus comes	3^rd Day of Christmas [St John's Day]
152	Step forward on the way of faith	1^st Sunday after Christmas Day
153	Behold, dear God, how my enemies	Sunday after New Year [2^nd Sunday after Christmas Day]
154	My dearest Jesus is lost	1^st Sunday after Epiphany
155	My God, how long, ah how long?	2^nd Sunday after Epiphany
156	I stand with one foot in the grave	3^rd Sunday after Epiphany
157	I am not letting you go, unless you bless me first!	Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary Funeral and Memorial Service
158	Peace be with you	Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary Easter Tuesday
159	See! We are going up to Jerusalem	Quinquagesima Sunday [Estomihi]
160
161	Come, sweet hour of death	16^th Sunday after Trinity Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
162	Ah! I see now, as I go the wedding	20^th Sunday after Trinity
163	Only to each his due!	23^rd Sunday after Trinity
164	You, who take your name from Christ	13^th Sunday after Trinity
165	O sacred bath of water and the Spirit	Trinity Sunday
166	Where are you going?	Cantate [4^th Sunday after Easter]
167	You people, sing the praises of God's love	Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
168	Give an account of yourself! Word of thunder	9^th Sunday after Trinity
169	God alone should possess my heart	18^th Sunday after Trinity
170	Contented peace	6^th Sunday after Trinity
171	God, as your name	New Year's Day [Circumcision of Christ]
172	Ring out, you songs, resound, you strings!	Whit Sunday (1^st Day of Pentecost)
173	Exalted flesh and blood	Whit Monday [2^nd Day of Pentecost]
173a	Most Serene Highness Leopold	Birthday Cantata [Secular Cantata]
174	I love God most high with all my heart	Whit Monday [2^nd Day of Pentecost]
175	He calls his own sheep by name	Whit Tuesday [3^rd Day of Pentecost]
176	There is something obstinate and desperate	Trinity Sunday
177	I call to you, Lord Jesus Christ	4^th Sunday after Trinity
178	If the Lord God does not stay with us	8^th Sunday after Trinity
178	If the Lord God does not stay with us	8^th Sunday after Trinity
179	See that your fear of God is not hypocrisy	11^th Sunday after Trinity
180	Adorn yourself, O dear soul	20^th Sunday after Trinity
181	Scatterbrained frivolous people	Sexagesima Sunday
182	King of heaven, welcome	Palm Sunday Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
183	They will put you under a ban	Exaudi [Sunday after Ascension, 6^th Sunday after Easter]
184	Longed-for light of joy	Whit Tuesday [3^rd Day of Pentecost]
185	Merciful heart of eternal love	4^th Sunday after Trinity
186	Do not be scandalised, my soul	7^th Sunday after Trinity
187	Everything depends on you	7^th Sunday after Trinity
188	I have placed my confidence	21^st Sunday after Trinity
189
190	Sing to the Lord a new song!	New Year's Day [Circumcision of Christ]
191	Glory to God on high	Christmas Day
192	Now all thank God	Feast of the Reformation (?)
193	You gates/doors to Zion, you dwellings of Jacob, rejoice!	Town Council Inauguration
194	Most greatly longed for feast of joy	Trinity Sunday / Dedication of the Church and the Organ
195	For the righteous person the light must always rise again	Wedding
196	The Lord thinks of us and blesses us	Wedding
197	God is our confidence	Wedding
197a
198	Let, Princess, let one more ray	Funeral Ode
199	My heart swims in blood	11^th Sunday after Trinity
200	I want to acknowledge his name	Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Secular Cantatas
BWV	Title in English	Event
201	Hurry, you whirling winds	Collegium Musicum Event
202	Give way now, dismal shadows	Wedding
203	Treacherous love	Unknown Occasion
204	I am content in myself	Unknown Occasion
205	Tear up, burst apart [Aeolus Pacified]	Birthday
206	Glide, playful waves, and murmur gently!	Birthday
207	United division of changing strings	Academic Congratulatory
207a
208	What pleases me is above all the lively hunt!	Birthday
209	He does not know what sorrow is	Farewell
210	O fair day, longed for time	Wedding
211	Keep quiet, don�t chatter (Coffee Cantata)	Collegium Musicum Event
212	We have a new governor	Hommage
213	Let us take care, let us keep watch	Birthday
214	Sound, you drums! Ring out, you trumpets!	Birthday
215	Praise your good fortune, blessed Saxony	Celebration of Crowning
Other Cantatas
BWV	Title in English	Event
216
217	Consider, Lord, how things are for us	1^st Sunday after Epiphany	Interlinear	Parallel
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
244a
249a
Other Vocal Works
BWV	Title in English	Event
225	Sing to the Lord a new song	Unknown
226	The spirit comes to help our weakness	Funeral
227	Motet: Jesus, my joy	Funeral ?
228	Do not fear	Funeral ?
229	Motet: Come, Jesus, come	Unknown
230	Praise the Lord	Unknown
231
232
233
234
235	Mass in G minor	?		Parallel
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243	Magnificat		Interlinear	Parallel
244	St. Matthew Passion	Good Friday
245	St. John Passion	Good Friday
246
247
248/1	Shout for joy, exult, rise up, glorify the day	Christmas Day
248/2	And there were shepherds in the same area	2^nd Day of Christmas [St. Stefanus Day]
248/3	Ruler of heaven, hear our inarticulate speech	3^rd Day of Christmas [St John's Day]
248/4	Fall with thanks, fall with praise	New Year's Day [Circumcision of Christ]
248/5	Let honour to you, God, be sung	Sunday after New Year [2^nd Sunday after Christmas Day]
248/6	Lord, when our arrogant enemies snort with rage	Epiphany
249	Come, hurry and run, you swift feet	Easter Sunday
Chorales
250	What God does, that is done well	Wedding
251	Let there be praise and honour for the highest good	Wedding
252	Now all thank God	Wedding
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Anh 21	My soul praises the Lord (Little Magnificat)
Anh 160	Shout and cheer, shout and cheer for the Lord, all the world (Motet)	1^st Day of Christmas or for New Year�s Day
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Prepared by Francis Browne & Aryeh Oron (March 2003 - November 2009)
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