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Die heimlich Pein
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Die heimlich Pein by Leonhard Lechner — Lyrics
Die heimlich Pein,
die ich allein,
inn mir entpfind,
ist worden gschwind,
gantz offenbar.
die ich doch gar,
verborgen hielt,
nun ists verspielt.
Ob ich wol vest,
auffs aller best,
ins Hertze mein,
hab gschlossen ein.
und auch dem Mund,
gebotten rund,
zu schweigen still,
hilffts doch nit vil.
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About Die heimlich Pein
Leonhard Lechner’s Die heimlich Pein sets a German text of unrequited love and its inevitable revelation. The words describe an inner torment, a secret pain that the singer tries to conceal but which betrays itself through outward signs, specifically tears. Although the eyes cannot speak the words of suffering, their moist appearance inescapably announces the singer's plight. This secular German madrigal for SSAT voices captures the Renaissance fascination with expressing human emotion through intricate polyphony. Lechner’s setting masterfully depicts the conflict between the desire for secrecy and the body’s involuntary expressions of deep feeling. The music likely reflects the growing despair and the helplessness of the situation.
