Cantata no. 213: Hercules auf dem Scheidewege: Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen, BWV.213
Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen (Let us take care, let us watch over), BWV 213, is a secular cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed it in Leipzig on a text by Picander and first performed it on 5 September 1733. It is also known as Die Wahl des Herkules (The choice of Hercules) and Hercules am Scheidewege (Hercules at the crossroads).
Movements
- Chorus: Laßt uns sorgen, lasst uns wachen
- Recitative
- Aria
- Duet Recitative
- Aria
- Recitative
- Aria
- Recitative
- Aria
- Duet Recitative
- Duet Aria
- Recitative
- Chorus: Lust der Volker, Lust der Deinen