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3(. l'eberHUui, SJaftcr liou ber JßogelUieibe. 



And he gave the monks liis treasures, Sld fein ß5ut gab er ben Wön^tn, 

 Gave tliem all with this beliest: ^Jur bo^ täglid), fd^Io^ er ab, 



Tbey sliould fead the birds at uoontide 9}?an ben Vögeln S'Utter [treue 

 Daily on his place of rest. äRittag§ über feinem ®rab. 



Saying: „Frorn these wandering uiinstrejs „Sßon ben ©ängevn in ben :^üften 

 I have learned the art of song ; Serilte ic^ bcn fü^en (Sang ; 



Let me now repay the lessons S^¥^ ^eim nun, H)a§ gelef)rt fie 

 They have taught so well and long." Mix fo niond^en ©ommer lang." 



Thns tho bard of love departed, 



And fulfilling his desire 

 On his tomb the birds were feasted 



By the children of the choir. 



Day by da}', o'er tower and turret, 

 In foul weather and in fair, 



Day by day, in vaster numbers, 

 Flocked the poets of the air. 



On the tree, whose heary branches 

 Overshadowed all the place, 



On the pavement, on the tombstone, 

 On the poet's scnlptured face, 



On the cross-bars of each window, 



On the lintel of each door 

 They renewed the War of Wartburg, 



Which the bard liad fought before. 



There they sang their merry earols. 

 Sang their lauds on every side; 



And the name their voices uttered 

 Was the name of Vogelweid. 



Till at length the portly abbot 



Murmured: „Why this waste of food? 



Be it changed to loaves henceforward 

 For our fasting brotherrhood." 



Then in vain o'er tower and turret, 

 From the Avalls and woodland nests, 



Wheu the Minster bells rang uoontide, 

 Oathered the unwellcome guests. 



Then in vain. witli cries discordant, 

 Claniorous round the Ootliic spire 



Screamed the fcathered Minnesingers 

 For the children of the choir, — 



@r Detfd^ieb; nnb auf be§ ©ängerS 



9tu(;eftatt, nacf) feinem ©inn, 

 «Streuten ftet§ bie ^Iofterf(^üter 



^üx bie SSöglein gutter l)in. 



@tet§ an t)ell' unb trübem Xag^t 

 i^oc§ öon X^urm unb j^irft unb ^nanf 



^am in immer reid^ern (Sd^aaren 

 S)a§ befd^mingte SSoIf 5U §auf. 



2(uf ber Sinbe, Jüel(f)e fc^attenb 



Sf)te B^eige ring§ t)erflic|t, 

 5luf bem öflric^, auf be§ S)ic^ter§ 



©teingemei^eltem ßieftci^t, 



^n ber ^ot)en genfter älJa^iuer! 



9{eu ein Sängcrflreit erfc^oll, 

 2Bie ii)n SSalter einft auf 2Bartbnrg 



SJiitfod^t, rutim- unb et)renuoII. 



Sfjre Sieber taut fie fangen 



SBotter Suft unb ®an!barfeit, 

 Unb e§ ffang bur(^ ilire ©timmen 



@tet§ ber ^ftame SSogettüeib. 



S3t§ ein fetfter §lbt einft murrte: 



„51Zur tiergeubet n)irb fürlr)al)r 



m bie§ Sl'orn! i]i\x 3-aftenf|)eife 



5)ien' e§ für bie S3rüberfcf)aar." 



Unb umfonft beim SD^ittagläuten 

 Jft^amcn ^ocfi üon ^tburm unb Ji^'nauf 



^tun bie untüittfomm'nen ©äfte 

 SSon ben 9ieftern ring§ ju ^auf. 



^aä) ben Mofterfd^ütern riefen 

 «Sie mit ffagcnb lautem ©c^rei, 



5lbcr uicmanb, ber fie bijrte, 

 2)cr fie näi)rte, fam Ijerbei. — 



