Ich klag mich seer ich armes weyb

This anonymous German secular four-part song comes from a tradition of polyphonic secular part-music. The text expresses the lament of a woman, an "unfortunate wife", whose "proud body" is tormented by fleas. She laments that her husband is of no help, lying oblivious in his boots, and that his breath is offensive, preventing her from seeking any comfort or solution from him. The music reflects the text's domestic woes and coarse humour, characteristic of the genre.