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Ach Winter kalt
Staff Notation • Secular, Madrigals
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Ach Winter kalt by Melchior Franck — Lyrics
Ach Winter kalt,
wie mannigfalt
kränkst mir Herz, Mut und Sinne.
Grau, weiß und alt
machst du mich bald,
das bin ich worden inne.
Mein Glück ist kleiner denn ein Haar,
dazu ist mir mein Säckel gar leer.
Dies Jahr hat klein Gewinne.
Ich fahr daher
ohn all's Gefähr
und wollt mich gern ernähren.
Mich reute sehr
und ist mir schwer,
das Glück tut sich verkehren.
So will ich doch nicht abelan
und will ein Neues fahen an,
das kann mir niemand wehren.
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About Ach Winter kalt
Melchior Franck's Ach Winter kalt paints a vivid picture of winter's harshness, personified as an unwelcome visitor that chills the heart, mind, and senses. The text describes the feeling of growing old and impoverished under winter's grip, lamenting lost fortune and empty pockets. The singer feels adrift and wishes for sustenance, frustrated by the turning of luck. This secular German madrigal then shifts to address the duplicity of people, those who offer false greetings and wish ill upon others, like thieves or gossips. Despite these hardships and deceptions, the SATB choir expresses a resilient spirit, determined to begin anew and find a different path, a spirit that no one can deny.
