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Augen streuet Perlentränen
Staff Notation • Sacred, Arias
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Augen streuet Perlentränen by Johann Pachelbel — Lyrics
1. Augen, streuet Perlenthränen
Um die blasse AdelsKrone,
Gehe, treuer Liebe Sehnen,
Mit dem Geist vor Gottes Throne,
Dann der Tod kan nur zerschneiden
Bund und Band der Sterblichkeit
In der abgezirckten Zeit,
Aber nicht die Liebe scheiden.
2. Kommet, die ihr Tugend liebet,
Seht, was dieser Sarg verhüllet,
Ach! ein Hertz im Creutz geübet,
Mit Gedult und Lieb erfüllet.
Keuscher Wittwen ihr Exempel
Nimmt hie weg der Tage Flucht,
Eine Hanna, die gesucht
Freud und Trost in Gottes Tempel.
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About Augen streuet Perlentränen
This sacred aria for two voices, AT, is sung in German. The text speaks of tears shed for a departed soul, contrasting mortal bonds with eternal love. It then turns to the virtues of the deceased, presenting them as an example of piety and patience, like the biblical Hanna finding solace in God's temple. The final stanza laments the loss of charitable hands and bids a tender farewell to the coffin. Pachelbel's setting, though intimate in its voicing, would offer profound emotional depth in performance.
