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Vor freuden will ich singen

Hans Leo Hassler (1562-1612)

Original Text

English Translation

Original Text

Vor freuden will ich singen,
weils mir jetzt thut gelingen,
Dann die ich hab begert,
die hat mir Gott beschert;
der ich mich hab ergeben,
mit ir in Freud zu leben.
Sie hat mein Hertz besessen,
kan ir er nicht vergessen.

English Translation

I’ll sing for joy
because I have succeeded!
For she whom I desired,
has been granted me by God;
I have committed
to live with her in joy.
She has taken my heart
and I cannot forget her.

This piece was performed by the SFBC in Early Masters of the German Baroque on October 26, 1996.