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Wer gab dir, Minne, die Gewalt, Daß du so allgewaltig bist? Du zwingest beide, jung und alt, Dagegen gibt es keine List. Ich lobe Gott, seit deine Band Mich sollen fesseln, seit so recht ich hab erkannt Wo treuer Dienst sei an der Zeit, Da weich ich niemals ab: O Gnade, Königinne, Laß sein mein Leben dir geweiht!
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Confirmed with Walthers von der Vogelweide Sämmtliche Gedichte. Aus dem Mittelhochdeutschen übertragen von Karl Pannier, Leipzig, Reclam, 1876, p. 43
Text Authorship:
- by Karl Pannier (1854 - 1931), "Gewalt der Minne" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Mittelhochdeutsch by Walther von der Vogelweide (1170? - 1228?), "Gewalt der minne"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Heinrich Hobrecht , "Zueignung", published 1884 [ voice and piano ], from Lieder und Gesänge für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, Heft I, no. 3, Frankfurt a/M., Henkel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869 - 1949), "Gewalt der Minne", op. 24 (Vier Lieder für eine Singstimme) no. 2 (1909), published 1909 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Anton Rückauf (1855 - 1903), "Gewalt der Minne", op. 12 (Fünf Minnelieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The power of love", copyright ©
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 9
Word count: 58
Who gave you, Love, the power that makes you so omnipotent? You compel both young and old, and against you, cunning is no use. I praise God, since your bonds shall shackle me, since I rightly recognize that it is time for true servitude, and I will never deviate: O mercy, Queen, let my life be devoted to you!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Pannier (1854 - 1931), "Gewalt der Minne"
Based on:
- a text in Mittelhochdeutsch by Walther von der Vogelweide (1170? - 1228?), "Gewalt der minne"
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 59