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For the very first I am alive to myself,
Alverst lebe ich mir werde
Since my sinful eye beholds
Sit min soundig ouge siht
The noble land, and also that earth,
Daz reine lant unde ouch die erde
To which so much honour is given.
Der man so viel eren gibt
It has come to pass, for which I have ever prayed:
Es ist geschehen des ich ie bat
I have come to the place
ich bin komen an die stat
Where God walked in human form.
Da got menschlichen trat
Such fair lands, rich and noble
Schoeniv lant rich unde here
As i have seen elsewhere,
swaz ich der noch han gesehen
You are the honour of them all,
so bist dus aller ere
What miracles have come to pass here!
Waz ist wunders hie geschehen
That a maid gave birth to a child,
das ein magt ein kind gebar
Lord over the hosts of all angels,
here uber aller engel schar
Was this not a perfect miracle?
waz das niht ein wudner gar
Here he, being pure, let himself be baptized,
hie lies er sich reine topfen
So that man may be pure.
Daz der mensche reine si
There he let himself be sold,
do lies er sich hie verkopfen
So that we thralls may be free,
Daz wir eigen wurden fri
Otherwise we would be lost
Anders weren wir verloren
Hail to you, Spear, Cross and Thorn
Wol dir sper kriuce unde dorn
Woe to you, heathens, this is an outrage to you!
Wie dir ze den ist bin zorn
For the very first I am alive to myself,
Alverst lebe ich mir werde
Since my sinful eye beholds
Sit min soundig ouge siht
The noble land, and also that earth,
Daz reine lant unde ouch die erde
To which so much honour is given.
Der man so viel eren gibt
It has come to pass, for which I have ever prayed:
Es ist geschehen des ich ie bat
I have come to the place
ich bin komen an die stat
Where God walked in human form.
Da got menschlichen trat
