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Du Schalksknecht, SWV 397
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Du Schalksknecht, SWV 397 by Heinrich Schütz — Lyrics
Du Schalksknecht, alle diese Schuld hab ich dir erlassen, weil du mich batest.
Solltest du denn dich nicht auch erbarmen, über deinen Mitknecht, wie ich mich über dich erbarmet habe.
About Du Schalksknecht, SWV 397
Heinrich Schütz’s motet Du Schalksknecht, SWV 397, draws on the parable of the unforgiving servant. The text expresses the master’s rebuke to a servant who, having been forgiven a great debt, cruelly demands payment from a fellow servant. The master asks how the unmerciful servant could fail to show compassion, when he himself had been shown such mercy. This motet for solo tenor voice, sung in German, is a profound meditation on forgiveness and the Christian imperative to extend it to others. Its intimate scale makes it particularly suited for devotional settings or for the training of young singers.
