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Da ging meine Seele heraus
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Da ging meine Seele heraus by Melchior Franck — Lyrics
Hohelied 5, 6b8
Da gieng meine Seele herauß nach seinem Wort. Ich sucht ihn, aber ich fand ihn nicht. Ich rief, aber er antwortet mir nicht. Es funden mich die Hüter, die in der Stadt umbgehen, die schlugen mich wundt. Die Hüter auff der Mauren namen mir meinen Schläyer. Ich beschwere euch ihr Töchter Jerusalem. Findet ihr meinen Freund, so saget ihm, daß ich für Liebe kranck liege.
About Da ging meine Seele heraus
Melchior Franck's motet Da ging meine Seele heraus sets a dramatic passage from the Song of Songs, where the 'daughter of Jerusalem' laments her beloved's absence. The text describes her frantic search, her unanswered calls, and her distress at being accosted by the city guards. She implores the daughters of Jerusalem to tell her lover that she is lovesick. This SSATTB setting in German captures the poignant yearning and emotional intensity of the biblical narrative. Franck's composition is a powerful exploration of spiritual desire and devotion, ideal for a sacred choral programme seeking expressive and richly harmonised repertoire.
