This edition was prepared by James Gibb — free to download, print, rehearse and perform.
Hope and fear
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
Preview
0
0
Subscribed as
Want Sunday picks sent to another address too?
Free weekly email
Your choir should not be left out in what's trending
Sunday mass selections, psalms, and trending songs in your area — straight to your inbox.
Hope and fear by Franz Otto — Lyrics
Go, plaintive sounds, and to the fair
My secret griefs impart;
Tell all I hope, tell all I fear,
Each motion of my heart.
Go plaintive sounds, my grief impart.
But she, methinks, is list'ning now
To some enchanting strain;
Read full lyrics
About Hope and fear
Franz Otto's secular partsong for TTBB voices, Hope and Fear, is set in English. The text expresses the singer's inner turmoil, confessing secret griefs of hope and fear to plaintive sounds. It contrasts this inner pain with the beloved's apparent indifference, a smile that seems not to heed the singer's suffering. The singer then implores the sounds to delay, hoping that the beloved's joyful moment will pass, leaving her heart open to their affections. The music likely reflects this emotional journey, capturing both the vulnerability and the lingering hope of the lyrics.
