Weckt Die Toten - English Lyrics

Ai Vis Lo Lop

I saw the wolf, the fox and the hare
I saw the wolf and the fox dancing
All three circled around the tree
I saw the wolf, the fox and the hare
All three circled around the tree
Circled the sprouting bush

Here the whole year over is filled with work
To earn a few pennies
And the whole month I didn't see anything
When I saw the wolf, the fox and the hare
There is nothing left for us anymore
I saw the hare, the fox and the wolf

Hiemali Tempore

Unknown

Red Hair

In summer the grass was so deep
That every wind blew over it
I felt your hot blood there
And how it ran over to me
You only touched my face
He simply died the hard man
Because love like that doesn't exist anymore
I fell in love with your red hair

In the field throughout the whole summer
The poppy was not as red as your red hair
Now the grass is being mown
The colourful flowers are also wilting
And when the red poppy has become so pale
Then there is no point
In white poppies
I fell in love with your red hair

You say that there will soon be children
If one falls in love with your red hair
As red as the poppy, as white as the snow
You remain my red dear even in winter

I fell in love with your red hair

Villemann and Magnhild

Villemann went to the river
To the most beautiful of all linden
This is where he wanted to play the gold harp
Because the runes didn't augur well

Villeman went to stand up against the torrent
He could play the gold harp brilliantly

He played it gently, he played it clever
The bird calmed down on the green tree

He played it gently, he played it loud
He played Magnhild free out of the arms of the troll

Then the troll rose up from the depth of the lake
It rumbled in the mountains and crashed in the clouds

He hit the harp with all of his concentrated strength
And took away the troll's strength and power

Como Poden

As bad and guilty as humans can be,
Their ensuing deeds can be to the benefit of the virgin.

Palastine Song

Now my life has become worth living
Since my sinner eyes saw
The pure land and its earth
Which are so honoured
My all time wish was fulfilled,
I arrived at the place
Which God entered as a human

From beautiful countries, rich and noble,
Which I have seen so far,
The highest honour is due to you.
What a wonder has happened here,
A virgin bore a child,
To reign over hosts of angles.
Is that not a high wonder?

Here he - pure himself - was christened,
So that humans were pure.
Betrayed and bought here
To free us from slavery,
Without him we would be lost.
Lance, cross and crown of thorns bring us healing,
As you hate .

In Front of Full Bowls

In front of full bowls I must die of hunger
Next to the hottest oven I must freeze to death
What I reach for doesn't fall as pieces
I've had more than I can take

From my scull the last hair
Has united into a silver moon
I hardly have a fig leave to wear
I am honoured everywhere and spat at

I am filled with unhappiness to the top of my neck
And sleep under elder bushes
And upon whom no star every shone
I am honoured everywhere and spat at

Totus Floreo

Be silent now, nightingale
The song rises from my chest
Oh! Oh! I am bursting out all over!
I am burning all over with first love! New, new love is what I am dying of!
New, new love is what I am dying of!
This is the joyful time, oh maidens,
rejoice with them, young men!
Oh! Oh! I am bursting out all over!
I am burning all over with first love! New, new love is what I am dying of!
New, new love is what I am dying of!
Come, my mistress, with joy,
come, come, my pretty, I am dying!
Oh! Oh! I am bursting out all over!
I am burning all over with first love!
New, new love is what I am dying of!
New, new love is what I am dying of!

The Gallows

Hey hangman, you're getting silver
Give me time for it
Look my father is coming
He's bringing gold to buy my freedom
Son, I'm not bringing silver
I have never stolen anything
You know I have nothing
With which to fetch you from the gallows

Hey hangman, have mercy
Wait half a day
My rich friend is bringing you
everything he can carry
He's bringing you a bit of silver
He's bringing you a bit of gold
He's bringing you a bit of something
With which to fetch me from the gallows

Hey play for my life father
Stop the hangman
See my friend on the horizon
Has what he has bought
Finally you bring silver
Have stolen gold for me
Ran around for days on end
Do you want to fetch from the gallows

But I'm not bringing you silver
I don't want to give you gold
I'm just coming round
I want to see you on the gallows
You're not getting silver from me
You're not getting gold from me
To see you at the gallows is all I wanted

He's only coming to see me hanged
God help me he wants to see me hanged

The Harp

And sister spoke to sister in this way
Young is my life
Come let us go downto the sea shore
weighing on me heavily

And as they stood at the seashore,
Then pushed the oldest her sister off the shore

A fiddler lived by this shore,
He looked out on the ocean where the body was sinking.

At the shore, he picks up the beautiful young woman,
And makes out of her, a beautiful, but odd, harp.

Then he brought the harp to the bride's farm,
Where the wedding goes on with amusement and with noise.

As he struck the harp for the third time,
The bride lay dead on the wedding bed.