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@'Palästinalied'- 13th Century Lyric Poem
Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Feldmarschall_Friedrich This is a modern recording of the 13th century lyric poem 'Palästinalied', which translated to 'Palestine Song'. It is also know as the 'Kreuzlied ' or Song of the Cross'. It was composed by Walther von der Vogelweide, one of the most famous lyric poets of Middle High German literature. Although many of his verses have been preserved, few of the original melodies are still available. The 'Palästinalied' is one of the few poems whose melodies have survived. The subject of the song is a pilgrim visiting the Holy Land during the Fifth Crusade. He sings of the war and his hopes that the Holy Land will someday come under Christian control. Lyrics (Original German): Allerrêrst lebe ich mir werde, sît mîn sündic ouge siht daz here lant und ouch die erde, der man sô vil êren giht. ez ist geschehen, des ich ie bat, ich bin komen an die stat, dâ got menischlîchen trat. Schoeniu lant, rîch unde hêre, swaz ich der noch hân gesehen, sô bist dûz ir aller êre. waz ist wunders hie geschehen! daz ein magt ein kint gebar, hêre über aller engel schar, was daz niht ein wunder gar? Hie liez er sich reine toufen, daz der mensche reine sî. dô liez er sich hie verkoufen, daz wir eigen wurden frî. anders waeren wir verlorn. wol dir, sper, kriuz unde dorn! wê dir, heiden! deist dir zorn! Dô er sich wolte übr uns erbarmen, hie leit er den grimmen tôt, er vil rîche übr uns vil armen, daz wir komen ûz der nôt. daz in dô des niht verdrôz, dâst ein wunder alze grôz, aller wunder übergnoz. Hinnen vuor der sun ze helle, von dem grabe da'r inne lac. des was ie der vater geselle und der geist, den nieman mac sunder scheiden, êst al ein, sleht und ebener danne ein zein, als er Abrahâme erschein. Do er den tiefel dô geschande daz nie keiser baz gestreit, dô vuor er her wider ze lande. dô huob sich der juden leit: daz er, hêrre, ir huote brach und daz man in sît lebendig sach, den ir hant sluog unde stach. Dar nâch was er in dem lande vierzic tage: dô vuor er dar, dannen in sîn vater sande. sînen geist, der uns bewar, den sant er hin wider ze hant. heilig ist daz selbe lant: sîn name, der ist vor got erkant. In diz lant hât er gesprochen einen angeslîchen tac, dâ diu witwe wirt gerochen und der weise klagen mac und der arme den gewalt, der dâ wirt mit ime gestalt. wol im dort, der hie vergalt! Unser lantraehtere tihten fristet dâ niemannes klage, wan er wil zestunden rihten. sô ez ist an dem lesten tage: und swer deheine schult hie lât unverebent, wie der stât dort, dâ er pfant noch bürgen hât! Ir enlât iuch niht verdriezen, dâz ich noch gesprochen hân. sô wil ich die rede entsliezen kurzwîlen und iuch wizzen lân, swaz got wunders noch ie mit dem menschen erwege daz huob sich und endet hir. Kristen, juden und die heiden jehent, daz diz ir erbe sî. got müez ez ze rehte scheiden durch die sîne namen drî. al diu welt, diu strîtet her: wir sîn an der rehten ger. reht ist, daz er uns gewer. Lyrics (Poeticl English) Here He was baptized with water, That men might be pure as He. Here He let them sell Him later, That we thralls might so be free. We had else been lost, I wis. Spear, Cross, thorn, your praise it is! Heathens, woe! ye rage at this. Down to hell the Son descended From the grave wherein he lay. Him the Father still attended And the Ghost, whom no man may E’er disjoin; the three are one: Shaft so smooth and straight there’s none, As to Abraham it was shown. When He quelled the fiend and ended Such a fight as king ne’er fought, Here to earth He reascended. Sorrow to the Jews it brought; Through their guard He broke amain; Whom their hands had pierced and slain Here a day of dreadful summons He appointed for this land. Orphan’s wrongs and widowed woman’s Shall be righted by His hand. Then the poor man may declare All the violence he must bear. Penance here brings blessing there! That this land they do inherit Christians, Jews, and heathens claim. God adjudge it where the merit Lieth, in His threefold name! All the world strives here, we see; Yet we hold the rightful plea: God will grant it rightfully.

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