Komm, süßer Tod, komm selge Ruh

Come, Sweet Death is a spiritual song for solo voice and basso continuo by Johann Sebastian Bach. The underlying fünfstrophigen text recast an unknown author around 1724. Bach composed the song ( BWV 478) for 1736, published in Leipzig Musicalische song - book Georg Christian Schemellis. There it has the number 868, in the New Bach Edition (NBA), the number 59

The formulated in the text of death and longing for heaven 's Bach melismenreiche melody gestural - Dual descending melody beginning; Sextsprung to " guide me " - and harmonically intense expression. Through this expressivity in simplicity of musical means the song has long been one of the most famous works of Bach and was also included in the popular House music collections.

Bach melody suggested edits to other composers, as Max Reger to a chorale prelude for organ. Leopold Stokowski created an arrangement for full orchestra, Virgil Fox for a romantic organ. Knut Nystedt leaves in its processing Immortal Bach ( Immortal Bach) from 1988, the two initial lines first four voices a cappella present, then sing five four -part choirs these lines simultaneously in different stretched pace.

Text

1 Come, Sweet Death, come, blissful peace! Come, lead me in peace, because I 'm tired of the world, oh come on, I wait for you, come back soon and lead me, pushing me to the eyes. Come on, blissful peace! 2 Come, Sweet Death, come, blissful peace! In heaven, there is better since all desire much larger, so I 'm at all times already ready for Valet, I close my eyes. Come on, blissful peace! 3 Come, Sweet Death, come, blissful peace! O world, thou torture chamber, oh! consistent with your Jammer on this mourning world, the sky like me death brings me Darzu. Come on, blissful peace! 4 Come, Sweet Death, come, blissful peace! O that I already would be there at the angel armies, out of this world black into the blue canopy of stars, go to heaven after. O blissful peace! 5 Come, Sweet Death, come, blissful peace! Now I want to see Jesus and stand with the angels. It is now done, drum, world, good night, my eyes are already closed. Come on, blissful peace!

Today's sheet music and performances usually use the verses 1, 2 and 5