| 作曲者 | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)・ヨハン・セバスティアン・バッハ |
| タイトル | Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen, BWV 81 [violin 2] |
| サブタイトル | Cantata for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany |
| 出版社 | Carus・カールス |
| 楽器編成（詳細） | Soli ATB,Coro SATB,2 Recorders,2 Obda,2 Violins,Viola,Basso continuo |
| 品番 | M007045470 |
| 校訂者 | Reinhold Kubik |
| 編曲者 | Paul Horn |
| 難易度 | 中級 |
| 言語 | ドイツ語・英語 |
| 形状 | 8 ページ・23 x 32 cm・31 g・表紙カバー無し |
| 演奏時間 | 19分 |
| 作曲年 | 1724年 |
| 出版年 | 1991年 |
| 出版番号 | CV 31.081/12 |
| ISMN | 979-0-007-04547-0 |
Bach composed the cantata “Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen” [Jesus sleeps, what hope have I] BWV 81 for the fourth Epiphany Sunday, 1724. The cantata is structured as a little drama: In the beginning, fear prevails. The seas rage and Jesus is asleep. The threateningly foaming waves are vividly depicted in the soughing string accompaniment of the tenor aria. Jesus’s words "Ihr Kleingläubigen, warum seid ihr so furchtsam?" [You of little faith, why are you so fearful?] are set as a bass arioso at the center of the cantata, they provide the turning point. In the subsequent bass aria, the "towering seas" are silenced. A recitative – "Wohl mir" [Well for me] – leads into the closing chorale with its certainty "Unter deinen Schirmen bin ich vor den Stürmen aller Feinde frei" [Under Your protection I am spared the tempests of my enemies].