The text, ‘Liebe und Gl\u00fcck’ (‘Love and Luck’) tells a typical story of a young man taking a walk and meeting a group of women. One of them \u2013 she turns out to be Lady Love \u2013 talks to him (she knows he is the poet Wameshafft and greets him by his name) and introduces her friends, all personifications of virtues like steadfastness, luck etc. As the young man wants to leave (this is where our excerpt starts), another man arrives, and Lady Love aks him to stay.<\/p>\n
Click here to listen to\u00a0Liebe und Gl\u00fcck<\/a>\u00a0(read by Matthias Meyer).<\/p>\n ich wollt mit urla\u00fcb ffon in gan \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I wanted to take my leave <\/p>\n The end of the story, however, is a happy one, even for the young man whose ambitions in love so far have been thwarted by Lady Luck, for he will in future adhere to the right measure,\u00a0m\u00e2ze<\/em>\u00a0in Middle High German, and then Luck will relent and love (or Lady Love) will follow.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You could also look at the manuscript pages<\/a> containing the text.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The text, ‘Liebe und Gl\u00fcck’ (‘Love and Luck’) tells a typical story of a young man taking a walk and meeting a group of women. One of them \u2013 she turns out to be Lady Love \u2013 talks to him … Continue reading
\nda walt mich frau lieb nit lassen \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0but Lady Love did not want to let me go.
\nsie sprach ssye dort hin aff die stra\u00dfen \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0She said: “Look down the road,
\ndort her sso cumpt eyn jungelinck \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0there comes a young man,
\nder hat zu myer gar gro\u00df geding \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 who has high hopes for me
\nund auch zu den gespyellen myn\/\/ 63r \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and my dear friends.
\nwolt im fra\u00fc glick behulffen ssin \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0If Lady Luck would help him
\nso wird ssin ssach bald gut \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0his life would take a turn to the better.
\ndie sselb im ssullichen schaden duot \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0But she is doing him such harm
\nals er dan sselber hat gespruchen \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 that he himself has said that she
\nssye hat sich woll an im gerochen \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0really has avenged herself well, even
\nvnd het er yr eyn gross getan \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0if he would have done her great injustice.”
\nso kam herczu der junge man \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Thus, the young man arrived.
\ner grust die fra\u00fcen all mit sytten \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0He greeted the ladies as he should
\nidlich yr hant begund ym byetten \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and every lady offered him her hand,
\ngenummen u\u00df fra\u00fc glick alda \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0except Lady Luck.
\nde\u00df wart der j\u00fcnglinck gar unffro \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Thus, the young man became very unhappy
\nund sprach n\u00fc will ich\u00df got clagen \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and said: “Now I want to complain to God!
\nsul ich myn k\u00fcmmer lenger dragen \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Shall I carry my sorrow much longer?
\nwill e\u00df nit nemen noch eyn end \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Will it never end?
\nvon leyd so wand er ssine hend \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0From pain he wrought his hands,
\nssin ffarb im alle da entweych \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 his colour left him,
\nvon gro\u00dfem schrecken wart er bleich. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0from sheer terror he turned pale.<\/p>\n