Christian Friedrixh Henrici
(Picander), libretist to Johann Sebastian Bach
S
J.S. Bach, Cantata 201
“Rush, You Whirling Winds!
The Contest Between Phoebus and Pan”
Apollo and Pan challenge each
other to a singing contest to determine who is the better of the two. The following aria is Apollo’s ‘tour de force’.
5. Aria Phoebus Apollo:
Full of burning desire
I press your tender cheeks,
Sweet, beautiful Hyacinth.
And your eyes I love to kiss
Because they are my morning stars
And the sun of the soul.
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