Ich ward veracht

Heinrich Finck’s Ich ward veracht is a secular German Lied for SATB choir. The music opens with imitative entries that create a rich, flowing texture, before blossoming into homophonic passages that give weight to the text. The composer captures the melancholic mood of the words, which lament the singer’s suffering due to mistrust and faithlessness. The text speaks of feeling scorned and betrayed, finding no loyalty on earth and being blinded by deceit. Yet, the singer resolves to seek solace and maintain a sense of inner freedom despite outward misfortune, accepting their fate with a profound resignation.