"J S Bach: Alle Menschen, BWV 643" genre: Baroque
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	A tranquil acceptance of the concept that "all are mortal." Arranged for Oboe, 3 English Horns, and Bassoon.
	Story Behind the Song One of the ongoing series of transcriptions of Bach's Liturgical Year for sampled instruments. Lyrics German: Alle Menschen müssen sterben, alles Fleisch vergeht wie Heu, was da lebet, muss verderben, soll es anders werden neu. Dieser Leib, der muss verwessen, wenn er ewig soll genesen der so grossen Herrlichkeit, die den Frommen ist bereit. English: Hark! a voice saith, all are mortal, Yea, all flesh must fade as grass, Only through Death's gloomy portal, To a better life ye pass, And this body formed of clay Here must languish and decay, Ere it rise in glorious might, Fit to dwell with saints in light. --Tr. C. Winkworth

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