By far the most commonly used strophe was the “canzone form,” consisting of an Aufgesang and an Abgesang. The Aufgesang in turn consisted of two Stollen, both of which had the same meter and rhyme-scheme. The Abgesang had a different structure. Here is a typical example, a strophe by Friedrich von Hausen:

Stollen 1
Ich muoz von schulden sîn unfrô, sît si jach do ich bî ir was ich möhte heizen Ênêas,	a b b
Stollen 2
und solte ab des wol sicher sîn, si wurde niemer mîn Tîdô. wie sprach sî sô?	c a a
Abgesang
aleine frömdet mich ir lîp, si hat jedoch des herzen mich beroubet gar für elliu wîp.	d w d

Each line has four iambic feet, except for the last line of the second strophe, in which each syllable fill a whole foot.

Note that one line in the Abgesang does not rhyme with any other line. Such a rhyme is called a Waise, an orphan. If, however, the orphan in one strophe rhymes with the corresponding line in other strophes of the same song, it is called a Korn.

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