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A sacred cantata by Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703), J.S. Bach's first cousin once removed. Also knows as J.C. Bach's "Lamento."
Performed here by Ian Howell, countertenor, and Chatham Baroque.

Translation:
Oh, that I had water enough in my head
And that my eyes were springs of tears,
So that I could bewail my sin night and day.

My sin overwhelms me.
Like a weighty burden,
it has become too much more me,
So I weep, and mine eyes flow with tears.
My sighing is great, and my heart is sad,
for the Lord has filled me with grief
In the day of his wrath.

Chatham Baroque
Andrew Fouts - Baroque Violin
Patricia Halverson - Viola da Gamba
Scott Pauley - Theorbo

With
Ian Howell - Countertenor
Johanna Novom - Baroque Violin
Kristen Linfante - Baroque Viola
Alan Lewis - Organ

Recorded Live at Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, PA
Sunday February 21st, 2010