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Auff, auff, mein Kind
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Auff, auff, mein Kind by André Vierendeels — Lyrics
Auff, auff, mein Kind, die bethlad brinnt,
so balt der Hahn die Flügel schwingt,
und dir von vier und fünffen treht,
der kompt zu späth der sich erst dreht:
und welzet in den Federn numb,
faulentzt nur hie und dort ein Trumb.
Das frühe auffstehn macht Arme reich,
den dawren seinem Junkern gleich,
lang schlaffen bringt den Bettelsack,
der kompt zu späth der sich erst dreht:
hung'rige Zahn kein müssig Hand
macht satt auch in Schlaraffenland.
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About Auff, auff, mein Kind
This German sacred setting for SAT voices opens with a lively, imitative texture, immediately establishing a sense of urgency. The text, a call to rise early and embrace diligence, urges the listener to engage with the day before it is too late. It contrasts the rewards of early rising and hard work with the poverty that results from idleness, encouraging the singer to take up the shield of faith and carry the holy Cross. The message is one of spiritual and material well-being achieved through piety and active effort, concluding with a prayer for God's blessing and a reminder of the resurrection.
