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"Angenehmer Zephyrus" (Pleasant Zephyr) is an aria from Johann Sebastian Bach's secular cantata BWV 205, "Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft". Composed in 1725 for a celebration at Leipzig University, this dramma per musica features a mythological plot involving Aeolus (god of winds), Zephyrus (god of the gentle west wind), Pallas Athene, and Pomona. The tenor aria "Angenehmer Zephyrus" is sung by the character Zephyrus, praising the gentle winds and their pleasant effects.