Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz | |
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Lutheran hymn | |
Catalogue | Zahn 1689a |
Language | German |
Composed | 16th century |
"Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz" (Why are you afflicted, my heart) [1] is a Lutheran hymn. According to some sources, both hymn writer and composer are anonymous. [1] The melody, Zahn No. 1689a, [2] appeared on broadsides from the mid-16th century in Nürnberg, one of them dated 1561.[ citation needed] For a while the tune had been attributed to Hans Sachs. [3] [4]
Johann Sebastian composed a chorale cantata on the hymn, Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, BWV 138. [1]
Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz | |
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Lutheran hymn | |
Catalogue | Zahn 1689a |
Language | German |
Composed | 16th century |
"Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz" (Why are you afflicted, my heart) [1] is a Lutheran hymn. According to some sources, both hymn writer and composer are anonymous. [1] The melody, Zahn No. 1689a, [2] appeared on broadsides from the mid-16th century in Nürnberg, one of them dated 1561.[ citation needed] For a while the tune had been attributed to Hans Sachs. [3] [4]
Johann Sebastian composed a chorale cantata on the hymn, Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, BWV 138. [1]