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Ach Weib, du böses Kraut
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Ach Weib, du böses Kraut by Jacob Regnart — Lyrics
Ach Weib, du böses Kraut,
ach Weib, weh dem dir traut!
Ach Weib, ich bin gefangen;
ach Weib, werst du gehangen!
Ach Weib, ich musz verzagen
in meinen jungen Tagen.
Ach Weib, was hab ich thon,
ach Weib, das ich dich hon!
Ach Weib, ich musz entrinnen;
ach Weib, ich scheid von hinnen.
Ach Weib, ich musz verzagen
in meinem jungen Tagen.
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About Ach Weib, du böses Kraut
Jacob Regnart's Ach Weib, du böses Kraut is a secular German madrigal for three voices (SAT). The text expresses a profound frustration with women, beginning with a lament that the singer is "caught" by one. He wishes she were hanged, and laments that he must despair in his youth. Later stanzas intensify this sentiment, with the singer feeling lost and ensnared, vowing to escape. The final stanza advises any man against taking a wife, as he will constantly lament and be beaten by her. The advice is stark: "no blow shall he spare throughout all his years." This is a forceful, often humorous, example of Renaissance part-music, reflecting a common, if exaggerated, sentiment of the era.
