Palästinalied

Palästinalied (Palestine Song) is a song written by Walther von der Vogelweide, the most celebrated German mediaeval lyric poet. Its subject matter is Palestine and the crusades. It is Walther’s only song where not only the text but also the original tune was handed down to modern times. The full song consists of 13 strophes in Middle High German. Modern performers usually use only a few of these strophes. ---------------------------- This translation contains the Old Middle High German, Modern German, and English lyrics. ---------------------------- Comments are locked due to many unfavorable comments.