A beautiful Accompagnato (Arioso) with oboe accompaniment. The pulsing notes might symbolize the heartbeat of the spectator or the blows Jesus endures. Jesus' silence is translated into musical rests.
Before Caiaphas
Mein Jesus schweigt
Aria
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No. 34part_40
My Jesus is silent at false lies,
to show us thereby,
that his merciful will
is bent on suffering for our sake,
and that we in like pain
should be like him
and quiet in persecution.
German
English
Mein Jesus schweigt zu falschen Lügen stille,
Um uns damit zu zeigen,
Dass sein erbarmensvoller Wille
Vor uns zum Leiden sei geneigt,
Und dass wir in dergleichen Pein
Ihm sollen ähnlich sein
Und in Verfolgung stille schweigen.
My Jesus is silent at false lies,
to show us thereby,
that his merciful will
is bent on suffering for our sake,
and that we in like pain
should be like him
and quiet in persecution.
Modern adaptation
Jesus says nothing in return. His silence is not weakness, but a conscious choice to bear this suffering for us.