homilius:

J.S. Bach, Non sa che sia dolore, BWV 209 (1729?): 3. Parti pur e con dolore

Elly Ameling, soprano
William Bennett, flute obbligato

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields • Neville Marriner (1972)

Parti pur e con dolore
lasci a noi dolente il cuore.
La patria goderai,
a dover la servirai;
varchi or di sponda in sponda
propizi vedi il vento e l’onda.

Go then, and with sorrow
leave us with hearts grieving.
You will rejoice in your own country
and serve it as you must.
Cross now from shore to shore,
and may wave and wind be favorable.