J. S. Bach - Cantata "Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg" BWV 149 (1/3)

For St. Michael and All Angels.
Text: Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander)
29 September 1728 or 1729, Leipzig

1. Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg
2. Kraft und Stärke sei gesungen (at 4:23)
3. Ich fürchte mich vor tausend Feinden nicht (at 6:48)

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Helmuth Rilling, Director

Soprano: Arleen Augér;
Altos: Gabriele Schreckenbach, Helen Watts;
Tenors: Kurt Equiluz, Lutz-Michael Harder;
Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Text:
1. Chorus [Dictum] (S, A, T, B)
They sing now of triumph with joy in the tents of all the righteous: The right hand of God the triumph wins, the right hand of God is exalted, the right hand of God the triumph wins.

2. Aria (B)
Might and power be now sung to
God, the victim which is slaughtered
And hath Satan now made flee,
Who us day and night accused.
Triumph's praise is to the godly
Through the lamb's own blood forthcoming.

3. Recit. (A)
I have no fear
Before a thousand foes,
For God's own angels are encamped
Round me on ev'ry side;
Though all should fall, though all collapse,
I'll be ne'erless untroubled.
How could I ever lose my courage?
God shall send me more horse and chariots
And brimming hosts of angels here.

Bach Canatats-Rilling playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=49F76C3D10CE4B61

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[paradoxicus]

@Aapton.Efectivamente,para mi tambien.No es una de las cantatas mas escuchadas de Bach pero es de todo punto increible el conjunto de planos sonoros y el gran trabajo de Rilling,uno de los mas grandes en la interpretacion de JSB.El fraseo del bajo,el coro,la orquesta... todo soberbio.

[AphroditeEros33]

<3 wunderbare Kantate! echte schön! Vielen Dank for posting & sharing with English translation! <3

[OrangeObsessions]

@Aapton

I agree. This cantata is underrated. It's probably my favorite.

[Aapton]

Not a famous cantata at all, but still one of the most beautiful pieces of music in human history, in my opinion.