Saturday 11 February 2012

Bach Cantata "Gloria in excelsis Deo", BWV 191 Text/English Translation

1. Coro (Tromba I-III, Tamburi, Flauto traverso I e Oboe I all' unisono, Flauto traverso II e Oboe II all' unisono, Violino I/II, Viola, Continuo)
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Et in terra pax hominibus
bonae voluntatis.
Glory to God in the highest.
And peace on earth to men
of good will.
2. Duetto (soprano/tenor) (Flauto traverso I/II, Violino I/II, Viola, Continuo)
Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui sancto.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
3. Coro (Tromba I-III, Tamburi, Flauto traverso I/II, Oboe I/II, Violino I/II, Viola, Continuo)
Sicut erat in principio et nunc et semper
et in saecula saeculorum, amen.
As it was in the beginning and now and always
and in the age of ages, amen.