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Ach Schatz, ich sing und lache
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Ach Schatz, ich sing und lache by Hans Leo Hassler — Lyrics
Ach, Schatz, ich sing und lache, aber mit Schmerze
weint mein entzündtes Herze.
Wann mein stätiges Weinen so stark nit währet,
allbereit wär mein Herz durchs Feu’r verzehret.
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About Ach Schatz, ich sing und lache
Hans Leo Hassler was a leading German composer of the late Renaissance. Ach Schatz, ich sing und lache is a secular four-part song for female voices (SSAA). The German text expresses a poignant contrast between outward cheerfulness and inner turmoil, with the singer lamenting a love that causes deep emotional pain. The music reflects this dichotomy, moving from moments of apparent lightness to passages of intense feeling, characteristic of the rich tradition of German polyphonic secular part-songs.
