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by Meinloh von Sevelingen (flourished 12th century)
Translation by Edwin Bormann (1851 - 1912)

Drî tugenden sint in dem lande
Language: Mittelhochdeutsch 
Drî tugenden sint in dem lande, 
swer der eine kan begân 
der sol stille swîgen, 
und sol die merkære lân  

reden swaz in gevalle: 
sô ist er guot frouwen trût, 
sô mac er vil wol triuten 
swier wil stille und über lût.  

Der dâ wol helen kan, 
der hât der tugende aller meist. 
Er ist unnütze lebende, 
der allez sagen wil daz er weiz.

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Confirmed with Des Minnesangs Frühling, vierte Ausgabe, revised by Friederich Vogt, Leipzig: S. Hirzel, 1923, page 10, lines 14 - 25. Revised version of Des Minnesangs Frühling [dritte Ausgabe], ed. by Karl Lachmann und Moritz Haupt, same publisher, dated 1882.


Text Authorship:

  • by Meinloh von Sevelingen (flourished 12th century), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Edwin Bormann (1851 - 1912) , "Minneregel" ; composed by Hans Harthan.
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Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2020-09-22
Line count: 12
Word count: 64

Minneregel
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Mittelhochdeutsch 
Wer unter den Schönen im Lande
Sich eine zur Liebsten gewann,
Der soll fein stille schweigen
Gegen all und jedermann. 

Wer Geheimes weiss zu wahren,
Dem gebührt der Minne Preis;
Das ist ein Nichtsnutz im Lieben,
Der alles sagt, was er weiss.

Confirmed with Klinginsland. Minnelieder und Spielmannsweisen, Leipzig: Edwin Bormann's Selbstverlag, 1891. page 13.


Text Authorship:

  • by Edwin Bormann (1851 - 1912), "Minneregel" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Mittelhochdeutsch by Meinloh von Sevelingen (flourished 12th century), no title
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Hans Harthan (1855 - 1936), "Minneregel", op. 32 (Fünf Lieder für 1 mittlere Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 4, published 1891 [ medium voice and piano ], Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2020-09-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 42

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