Dieterich Buxtehude: Cantata "Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr", BuxWV 41 (6/6)

Dieterich [Dietrich, Diderich] Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Cantata "Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr", BuxWV 41

Mov. VI - "Als dann vom Tod erwecke mich", 4-part Chorale

Libretto/Lyrics:
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GRM: Original
ENG: Translation
FRA: Translation
POR: Translation

BuxWV41 VI

GRM: Als dann vom Tod erwecke mich,
ENG: Raise me then from death,
FRA: Ressuscite-moi ensuite,
POR: Acordai-me então do sono sem fim,

GRM: daß meine Augen sehen dich,
ENG: that my eyes may behold thee
FRA: pour que mes yeux te voient,
POR: para que os meus olhos Vos possam ver

GRM: in aller Freud, o Gottes Sohn,
ENG: In blissful joy, O Son of God,
FRA: brillants de joie, ô fils de Dieu,
POR: e em vós jubilar, ó filho de Deus,

GRM: mein Heiland, und mein Gnadenthron,
ENG: my Saviour and my Throne of Mercy,
FRA: mon Sauver et mon Rédempteur,
POR: Salvador e meu redentor,

GRM: Herr Jesu Christ, erhöre mich.
ENG: Lord Jesus Christ, hear my prayer.
FRA: Seigneur Jésus-Christ, exauce-moi.
POR: Senhor Jesus Cristo, escutai-me.

GRM: Ich will dich preisen ewiglich.
ENG: I will praise thee in all eternity.
FRA: Je te louerai maintenant et pour toujours.
POR: Louvar-Vos-ei até ao fim!


GRM: Amen.
ENG: Amen.
FRA: Amen.
POR: Ámen.

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[The30YearOldVirgin]

«Bach biographer Albert Schweitzer noted the similarities between Bach's and Buxtehude's treatment of the chorale prelude to Ein Feste Burg.»

Furthermore, from Wikipedia’s English language article on Buxtehude:

«The librettos for his oratorios (Buxtehude’s oratorios) (…) survive; but none of the scores do, which is particularly unfortunate, because his German oratorios seem to be the model for later works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Philipp Telemann.»

[bubblykings]

@The30YearOldVirgin

I've also read somewhere about how both Bach and Handel wanted Buxtehude's position as the organist in Lubeck, but it was only under the condition that Bach or Handel had to marry his daughter. Apparently they both turned down the offer because his daughter wasn't very nice. ;)

[The30YearOldVirgin]

@bubblykings

Eh eh, according to Kerala Snyder, a musicologist who wrote what is probably the most comprehensive biography of Buxtehude (Dieterich Buxtehude, Organist at Lübeck), Buxtehude's daughter was older than both of them.

Since maternal death was a serious issue at that time, I suppose one can argue that most men would prefer a younger women to bear their children.

[The30YearOldVirgin]

@bubblykings

However, Snyder doesn't say anything about Buxtehude's daughter beauty. I don't think her age would really matter if she was attractive.

One should therefore consider the hypothesis that the woman inherited her father's face. That would have scared the boys easily! :P

[The30YearOldVirgin]

«He [Bach] took about a month's leave to make the long journey north to Lubeck in hopes of hearing Buxtehude play at one of the famous Abendmusiken ('Evening Music' like this BuxWV 41) concerts which drew music lovers from all over Europe.»

«(…)What is a matter of history is that Bach stayed two to three months in Lubeck and when he returned, he had learned and absorbed various techniques and styles from the master.»

[The30YearOldVirgin]

(cont.)

«The occasion was much celebrated: despite being a mere eighteen years old, Handel was already known as a spectacular performer. Mathesson himself was no slouch, and would later go on to become one of the first true 'music critics' as we understand the term today.»

«The situation was very different two years later when Bach visited. Though a virtuoso whose performing genius exceeded even that of Handel, Bach was employed as organist at a rather unimportant post in provincial Arnstadt.»

[The30YearOldVirgin]

@bubblykings

And the most impressive thing is that Bach was not the only one.

There is a short biographical article concerning Buxtehude at Suite101(dot)com where you can find the following:

«in 1703, when he had been settled in his lucrative position at Lubeck for some decades, the maestro [Buxtehude] received a pair of visitors: the famous young virtuoso Georg Frederick Handel, and his friend Johann Mathesson.»

(to be continued)

[bubblykings]

It's just so obvious why Bach loved Buxtehude and why Bach's music is so divine and immortal. So happy to hear this!