WizLau vON RUGE Ye ich han gedacht “We &R hen me Gackt AD di wn ‘2 Va |” b= re wracht,Wer daz din Max ich_fe phe ac, Nie mir ghe lane ocht,Dem zolt dis ot, Dent ich da ‘macht An mi > ne trocht. Dar da ace writ ylr - leh c ho hen min - i er ne; Des oy ver als de oe von phe: win ~ eas ie Dar da man’ pen phat Ie Mir fi Rey rat, AL © 30 ‘We ich han Al disen: nacht ‘An mine grozen swere, De eyn wip beghat, Unde mich nicht lae Komen tii eyner were, Daz se mit wolde nahen: Eyn cusslin Up ir munt ist phim, Den wolde ich wol untphahen Vil size vruich, Wer daz din tzucht, Daz du mich wale viirerben? Wer gnade socht, Unn der an dir roche, Dem solt du selde erben Daz were an mime rate; Daz du minnen phant In sine hant Ghebest uz dines hertzen grate. ‘War ich ye ghesanc, Nie mir ghelane An diner hohen minne; Des lide ich not. Eyn irren tot, Den ith davon ghewinne. ert -zen ga - foi nem ect = zen mit = ten, Alas, I have been thinking this whole might of my great burdens, ‘which a woman begot and which do not allow me to feel at all secure ‘that she might wine to approach me: a litte kiss from her mouth is a lovely thing, which I would gladly accept, Such a sweet creature, swith all yourr fine breeding: yet you want to destroy me? On him who secks affection and hopes for it from you you onght to bestow happiness. This would be my advice: that you give love’ pledge in his hand from your heart's midst: ‘Whatever I sang, T never rose to your noble love: therefore I suffer distress, a seray death, which [ thereby achieve. ‘Transcribed from the neumatie notation in Gregor Hol, Fring Siran, and Edand Bernoulli, Die Jonoer Lcderhauscrift (Leipeig, 1901), 1, 130.