Entertainment / Literature / Sprechspruch: This charming alliterative term refers to a short lyrical poem set to music common among the German Minnesingers. The term is usually used in contrast with the Spruch (the original gnomic verse meant to be spoken and read), while the Sprechspruch is meant to be sung. The first examples appear in the 1100s, and the most famous collection is the Bescheidenheit (Modesty'), which was a popular anthology until the 1500s. (German, 'saying, epigram')
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