After the Death
Und siehe da, der Vorhang
Recitative
•Evangelist, Chorus
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No. 65part_72Evangelist
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many. Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying:
Chorus (Centurion): Truly this was the Son of God.
German
English
Evangelist
Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel zerriss in zwei Stück von obenan bis untenaus. Und die Erde erbebete, und die Felsen zerrissen, und die Gräber taten sich auf, und stunden auf viel Leiber der Heiligen, die da schliefen, und gingen aus den Gräbern nach seiner Auferstehung und kamen in die heilige Stadt und erschienen vielen. Aber der Hauptmann und die bei ihm waren und bewahreten Jesum, da sie sahen das Erdbeben und was da geschah, erschraken sie sehr und sprachen:
Chor (Hauptmann): Wahrlich, dieser ist Gottes Sohn gewesen.
Evangelist
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many. Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying:
Chorus (Centurion): Truly this was the Son of God.
Modern adaptation
The temple curtain tears in two, the earth shakes, rocks split, and graves open. The Roman centurion sees this and says in fear: 'Truly this was the Son of God.'
Muziektheorie
Bij het scheuren van het tempelvoorhangsel gebruikt Bach snelle 'Tirata' (rennende noten) in dalende lijn. De muziek 'scheurt' letterlijk van hoog naar laag, synchroon met de tekst.
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