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Gleich wie ein schiff
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Gleich wie ein schiff by Leonhard Lechner — Lyrics
Gleich wie ein schiff das auff dem Meer herrinnt
durch grossen wind
offt anderst wirdt getriben
als dem Schiffman thut lieben
er aber fleiß ankeret
biß das der Wind auffhöret
Stets wehret,
Also geschicht mir auch im Wiederkauff
ob ich nach lauff
und all ding thut beginnen
wills doch den krebsgang gwinnen
laß mich doch nit abwenden
biß Gott sein gnad thut senden
zu enden.
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About Gleich wie ein schiff
Leonhard Lechner was a German composer of the late Renaissance, known for his secular part-music. This SATT setting exemplifies the German madrigal tradition. The text uses the metaphor of a ship battling adverse winds to describe the composer's own struggles in business and life. He compares himself to a gambler who persists despite losses, hoping for a change of fortune. The composer resolves to endure his current difficulties with the same tenacity, praying for divine aid to bring his trials to a favourable end. The German lyrics express a strong sense of personal resilience and faith in the face of adversity.
