Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen, (English: My Sighs, My Tears), BWV 13, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was written for the second Sunday after Epiphany. The concluding chorale is a harmonization of the hymn O Welt, ich muss dich lassen (O world, I must leave you).

It is scored for two recorders, oboe da caccia, strings (two violins, viola, and basso continuo), vocal soloists, and choir, and is in six movements:

1. Aria (Tenor): Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen (D minor)
2. Recitative (Alto): Mein liebster Gott lässt mich annoch (B-flat major)
3. Chorale (Alto): Der Gott, der mir hat versprochen (F major)
4. Recitative (Soprano): Mein Kummer nimmet zu (F major)
5. Aria (Bass): Ächzen und erbärmlich Weinen (G minor)
6. Chorale (Chorus): So sei nun, Seele, deine (B-flat major)

Recordings

• J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 - Sandrine Piau, Bogna Bartosz, Paul Agnew, Klaus Mertens, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman conductor. Label: Antoine Marchand

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