Bach composed the work in his fourth year as Thomaskantor in Leipzig. The text is similar to a cantata text Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Stande (I am content with my position), which Picander published in 1728, but it is not certain that he wrote also the cantata text. Its thoughts about being content are in the spirit of the beginning Enlightenment, expressed in simple language. The closing chorale is the 12th stanza of the hymn "Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende" by Ämilie Juliane von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke is one of the few works which Bach called "Cantata" himself.
| Librettist | Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander?) (Nos.1-4) Ämilie Juliane (1637-1706) (No.5) |
| Date of composition | 1727 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Premiered | 1727, February 9th |
| First published | 1872 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Dedicated to | Septuagesima Sunday |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | E Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 84 |
| Approx. duration | 16 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
Chorus/Choir Oboe Strings Continuo |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke en mi mineur, BWV 84 ""I am content with my Fortune"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke in mi minore, BWV 84 ""I am content with my Fortune"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke e-moll, BWV 84 ""I am content with my Fortune"" |