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Ich will nun fröhlich singen
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Ich will nun fröhlich singen by Johann Hermann Schein — Lyrics
1. Ich will nun fröhlich singen
und Trauern legen hin.
Die Musik soll nun klingen,
weil Trauern ist dahin,
weil ich fortan tu g'nießen,
was ich allzeit begehrt,
darnach ich mich beflissen,
das bin ich itzt gewährt.
2. Hell, klar jetzt scheint die Sonne,
die vor verstecket ward,
gibt mir nur Freud und Wonne,
weil itzt mein Herzlein zart,
welches mich vor betrübet,
das gibt mir itzund Freud,
dergleich'n Lieb geg'n mir übet,
wer wollt doch trauern heut.
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About Ich will nun fröhlich singen
Johann Hermann Schein, a significant composer of the early Baroque era, offers this secular German madrigal for double choir (SSAA.TTBB). The text expresses a profound shift from sorrow to joy, celebrating the end of grief and the attainment of long-desired happiness. The music is envisioned to reflect this emotional arc, moving from somberness to exultation. The second part of the text uses the metaphor of the sun breaking through clouds to represent the return of light and gladness after a period of darkness. The composer's setting would likely mirror this imagery, with textures that evoke both the preceding gloom and the subsequent radiant delight, ultimately conveying a message of enduring contentment and pleasure.
