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Ach senliches leiden
Staff Notation • Secular, Lieder
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Ach senliches leiden by Oswald von Wolkenstein — Lyrics
Ach senliches leiden,
meiden, neiden, schaiden, das tüt we,
besser wer versunken in dem see.
zart minnikliches weib,
dein leib mich schreibt und treibt gen Josophat.
herz, müt, sin, gedanck, ist worden mat.
es schaidt der tod,
ob mir dein gnad nicht helfen wil
auss grosser not;
mein angst ich dir verhil.
dein mündlin rot
hat mir so schier mein gier erwecket vil,
des wart ich genaden an dem zil.
Mein herz in jamer vicht,
erbricht, bericht und slicht den kummer jo!
frau, schidlicher freuntschaft wart ich so
recht als der delephin,
wenn in der sinn fürt hin zu wages grund
vor dem sturm, und darnach wirt enzunt
von sunnen glast,
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About Ach senliches leiden
This German Lieder, for solo tenor and tenor, captures the intense emotions of love and suffering. The text speaks of unbearable pain, yearning for a lost love, and the fear of death. The singer laments the distress caused by a beloved woman and the torment of his heart, describing his state as akin to a dolphin caught between a storm and the sun. It is a poignant expression of unrequited love and deep spiritual anguish, characteristic of medieval secular song.
