Song 1: Wie erkenn ich dein Treulieb The entire song is only 42 seconds and there is not much change throughout the piece either. Brahms wanted his entire Lieder to be simple and that shows in this piece. In this song, it shows the structure on AA'AA'. The melody and rhythm of each line in the song is extremely similar. The only difference in each line is the rhythm of the last measure. In the third system it says "He is dead and gone, lady, He is dead and gone.  When sung in German the last word is Fräulein (Lady) which is stressed by the absence of the syncopated rhythm that is usually there. The change in the melody consists of the two notes at the end of the phrase either going up a fourth or going down a third. There is also a change in tempo from one measure to the next in each line. In the A' lines, there is a ritardando at the end of each phrase. There is not much dynamic contrast at all throughout the entire song other than a few decrescendos. The accompaniment in this piece follows the vocalist and plays almost the same exact melody as what is being sung. The lyrics to this piece are talking about someone who has died and the woman who is mourning him. "At his head a grass green turf, at his feet a stone.  I imagine this means that he has been buried." Song 2: Sein Leichenhemd Weiss wie Schnee zu seh'n This piece is also extremely short with only 30 seconds in length. This piece is only two lines. The rhythmic difference between the two lines is that the first line is much more "choppy  with the dotted notes than the flowing tied eighth notes. Brahms emphasizes the words "blumen (flowers)  and "liebes (love) with the use of melismas on both. Each phrase begins with a crescendo and then decrescandos to the end. There is a little bit of ritardando on the very last two notes of the piece. The lyrics to this piece continue to speak of a man's grave, but it also mentions the sweetness of nature and the beauty of the mo