A virtuosic aria for bass and solo violin. The violin plays busy, rolling figures depicting the rolling silver coins. The bass (perhaps Judas himself, or a believer speaking for him) desperately demands Jesus back. It contrasts with Peter's introverted grief; here sounds active despair.
The End of Judas
Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder
Aria
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No. 44part_49
Give me my Jesus back again!
See, the money, the price of murder,
The prodigal son throws
Down at your feet.
German
English
Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder!
Seht, das Geld, den Mörderlohn,
Wirft euch der verlorne Sohn
Zu den Füßen nieder.
Give me my Jesus back again!
See, the money, the price of murder,
The prodigal son throws
Down at your feet.
Modern adaptation
Give me my Jesus back! Look, the money, this price of murder, the prodigal son throws down at your feet.
Did you know?
The solo violin plays extremely virtuosic arpeggios here, imitating the sound of the coins clattering on the temple floor.