Текст песни И.С. Бах. Страсти по Матфею - 10. Aria Buss und Reu

From contrition and remorse
A sinful heart is split in half
To drop my tears
Pleasant aromas
Faithful to Jesus, they gave birth to you.

This aria sounds after the story of a woman who washed Jesus' head with incense. The disciples were indignant at such a waste. Jesus answered them:
What embarrass a woman? she did a good deed for Me: for you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me; having poured this world upon My body, she prepared Me for burial; Verily I say unto you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, it will be said in memory of her and of what she did.