What's the source of this melody?
  • smvanroodesmvanroode
    Posts: 1,092
    In the hymnal Ontmoetingen met de Heer (Turnhout, 1967) there’s this song, of which the melody is attributed merely to an ‘old song’. In another case, a melody from the same hymnal, attributed to a ‘16th century church song’, turned out to be a hymn tune from Catholisch Gesangbüchlein (Innsbruck 1588, p. 175-176), that is found today in Gotteslob 543 (‘Ihr Freunde Gottes allzugleich’).

    So I wondered: could the melody of this song (‘Waar wij in liefde samenzijn’) also be identified? Does anyone recognize it, or does it ring any bells?

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  • joerg
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    See here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du09BcRXY6k
    Thanked by 3smvanroode Liam CHGiffen
  • smvanroodesmvanroode
    Posts: 1,092
    Many thanks, Joerg! Michael Vehe 1537 it is, but a little altered with respect to ‘Aus Herzensgrund ruf ich zu dir’ from Katholisches Gesangbuch 381 and Gotteslob 780. See Ein New Gesangbüchlin Geistlicher Lieder for the original.
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