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Es waren zwey beysamm allein
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Es waren zwey beysamm allein by Leonhard Lechner — Lyrics
Es waren zwey beysamm allein.
Da kam der dritt zur Thür hinein.
Sie hetten was drumb geben.
Das diser dritte ander stett.
Ehe er die thür erreichet hett.
Wer kommen umb sein Leben.
Die Lust und Freud so disem par.
Auff dises mal bescheret war.
Hat diser dritt verwandelt,
mit zeiner zukunfft zu der zeit,
inn eytel Leid und Traurigkeit.
Ist je unfreundlich ghandelt.
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About Es waren zwey beysamm allein
Leonhard Lechner was a significant composer of the late Renaissance. This German secular part-song, scored for SSAT voices, belongs to the madrigal tradition. The text tells a story that begins with two people alone, joined by a third at the door. Their joy is immediately transformed into sorrow by this newcomer's arrival. The ensuing verses lament how this unwelcome presence has destroyed their happiness and brought only sadness. The composer's setting effectively captures the dramatic shift in mood, moving from potential contentment to profound despair through his expressive harmonic language and contrapuntal writing.
