first to the home minor and then to the much brighter key of D major. The word “verstohlen” is given a decorative turn, under which the triplets now include full three-note chords and a delayed harmonic resolution (a “suspension”). They move back to the double thirds before the next...
Inner notes of these chords double the vocal line. The voice adds a new upward leap at the end of line 3. Line 4 appears to match line 2, but with the continuing bell-like chords in the right hand. At the end, however, it reaches even higher and moves to the “dominant” E ...