Ach, homo fragilis

In the very fall of the Middle Ages the interest in topics of fragility and frailty of human existence grew quite wide-spread. In that time Bohemia bred poetic and songs-resembling compositions called lais. They could be of use both in the liturgy and during the feasts of social character. Their text is extraordinarily expressive with numerous naturalistic apocalyptical visions. In some cases we can even speak of a kind of musical-literary “dance macabre”. The concert conclusion expresses hope for human possibility of spiritual growths as the human being shall not stand alone and destitute with their imperfectness (compare: CD Ach, homo fragilis).