wan eȥ anders wunder wære
daȥ in ir herze niht zerbrach.
ze liebe wart ir ungemach,
daȥ sī dar nāch deheine nōt
liten umbe ir kindes tōt.
[IV]
WALTHER VON DER VOGELWEIDE.
The exact dates of his birth and death are unknown. His chief poems were written between the years 1187 and 1230.
The best edition of his works is: Walther von der Vogelweide, herausgegeben und erklärt von W. Wilmanns, Halle, 1883 (2nd edit.).
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Ir sult sprechen: ‘willekomen!’