Du hast mir das Herz genommen (Bartholomeus Gesius)
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- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2015-04-18). Score information: A4, 7 pages, 84 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: Du hast mir das Herz genommen
Composer: Bartholomeus Gesius
Lyricist: Song of Solomon, ch.4 v. 9-11create page
Number of voices: 8vv Voicing: SSAT.ATBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: German
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1602
Description: Published in Frankfurt, c.1602. Written for the wedding of Johann Hein, a medical student, with Gertrud Blod, daughter of a member of the council of Frankfurt an der Oder.
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Original text and translations
German textDu hast mir das Herz genommen, meine Schwester, liebe Braut, |
English translationThou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; |

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