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Es ritt ein Jeger
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Es ritt ein Jeger by Anonymous — Lyrics
Es ritt ein Jeger hetzen auss, Brüder
do kam ein munchlein für das hauss, Schwester
wer do, Ein Mönch, wer do, Ein Mönch,
lüg, lüg, die gugel sprach!
vergib, vergib, vergib, vergib
mein lieber domine.
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About Es ritt ein Jeger
A hunter rides out in search of game, but encounters a monk outside a house. The woman of the house asks the hunter where her husband is, and he replies that he is hunting in the woods. The text then breaks off. This anonymous German secular part-song is set for SATB choir. Its simple, direct language and narrative style suggest a folk-like origin, while the imitative vocal writing would have been typical of Renaissance part-music settings of such texts.
