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Das Klosterfräulein
Staff Notation • Secular, Folk songs
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Das Klosterfräulein by Friedrich Silcher — Lyrics
Ach, ich armes Klosterfräulein!
O Mutter, was hast du gemacht!
Lenz ging am Gitter vorüber,
hat mir kein Blümlein gebracht!
Ach, wie weit hier unten,
zwei Schäflein gehen im Tal!
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About Das Klosterfräulein
Springtime settings lend themselves to songs of longing and the ephemeral beauty of nature. Friedrich Silcher’s Das Klosterfräulein captures this mood perfectly. Sung in German by an SATB choir, this secular folk song expresses the poignant yearning of a nun confined to her cloister. The lyrics contrast her isolation with the freedom of the natural world: the passing Lenz (spring), the sheep in the valley, and the birds flying to a better homeland. Silcher’s setting, familiar from his many arrangements of folk melodies, is ideal for a choir seeking a piece that is both melodically pleasing and emotionally resonant, evoking the wistful beauty of a spring day observed from afar.
