"Ich esse mit Freuden" from Bach's Cantata 84
My contribution to Bach in the Subways 2020. Because of the coronavirus epidemic, most of us were not able to actually perform in the subways this year. So I filmed a couple of arias on my apartment building's rooftop in Brooklyn, NY.
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Lyrics:
Ich esse mit Freuden mein weniges Brot
Und gönne dem Nächsten von Herzen das Seine.
Ein ruhig Gewissen, ein fröhlicher Geist,
Ein dankbares Herze, das lobet und preist,
vermehret den Segen, verzuckert die Not.
English Translation:
I eat my little bit of bread with joy
and heartily leave to my neighbor his own.
A peaceful conscience, a happy spirit,
a thankful heart, that gives praise and thanks,
increases its blessing, sweetens its need.
