Ich habe genug
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Ich habe genug (I have enough) is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. In Wolfgang Schmieder's catalogue of Bach's works, it is BWV 82.
It was written in Leipzig for the Feast of the Purification on 2 February 1727. The Purification commemorates an incident recorded by St Luke in which Mary takes the baby Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem to offer ritual sacrifices.
The piece is written for oboe, strings, basso continuo and bass soloist. Other versions exist for soprano or alto soloist, and/or with altered woodwind scoring. It is in five movements:
- Aria: "Ich habe genug"
- Recitative: "Ich habe genug"
- Aria: "Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen" ("Fall asleep, you weary eyes")
- Recitative: "Mein Gott! Wenn kömmt das Schöne: Nun!" ("My God! When will the lovely one come?" "Now!"
- Aria: "Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod" ("I look forward to death")
