Today's music? "Mein Vater," from Handel's setting of "The Brockes Passion."
The pleading, supplicating tone of the music in the opening bars is amazing (and wonderfully Lenten). The entire Passion is pretty amazing, as well, though some of it is feels too Handel-y/cheerful for anything but a Sunday.
Mein Vater, schau, wie ich mich quäle,
erbarme dich ob meiner Not!
Mein Herze bricht, und meine Seele
betrübet sich bis an den Tod!
Father, Father, see, how I suffer,
have mercy on me in my need,
my heart breaks and my soul
sorrows unto death.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group International Handel: The "Brockes" Passion - 8. "Mein Vater, mein Vater! Schau wie ich mich quäle" (Jesus) · Theo Adam · Schola Cantorum Basiliensis · August Wenzinger Handel: Brockes Passion ℗ 1968 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg Released on: 1968-01-01 Composer: George Frideric Handel Auto-generated by YouTube.
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