Palestine Song

Palästinalied

Now first of all, I live to be worthyNû alrêrst lebe ich mir werde
Since my sinful eyes seeSît mîn suendig ouge siht
The pure land and also the earthDaz reine lant unde ouch die erde
That man gives so much honorDer man sô vil êren giht
It has happened to me, what I ever prayed forMir'st geschehen, des ich ie bat
I have come to the placeÍch bin komen an die stat
Where God walked as a manDâ got menschlîchen trat

Beautiful land, rich and nobleSchoeniv lant, rîch unde hêre
Whatever I have ever seenSwaz ich der noch hân gesehen
You are the most honorableSô bist dûs aller êre
What wonders have happened hereWaz ist wunders hie geschehen
That a maiden bore a childDas ein magt ein kint gebar
Lord over all the host of angelsHêre ueber áller engel schar
Was that not a wonder indeedWáz das niht ein wunder gar

Here he allowed himself to be baptized pureHie lies er sich reine toufen
So that man may be pureDaz der mensche reine sî
Then he allowed himself to be sold hereDô liez er sich hie verkoufen
So that we may be freeDaz wir eigen wurden frî
Otherwise we would be lostAnders waeren wir verlorn
Woe to you, spear, cross, and thornWól dir, spér, kriuze únde dorn
Woe to you, heathen, that is your angerWê dir, heiden, dáz ist dir zorn

When he shamed the devil thereDô er den tievel dô geschande
That no emperor ever fought betterDaz nie Keiser baz gestreit
Then he went back to the landDô vour er her wider ze lande
Then the Jews' suffering beganDô houb sich der juden leit
That he, their protector, brokeDaz er hêrre huote brach
And that they saw him aliveUnd daz man in sît lebendic sach
Whom their hands struck and stabbedDen ir hant sluoc unde stach

Christians, Jews, and heathensCristen, Juden unde heiden
Claim that your heritage is yoursJehent, daz dir ir erbe sî
God shall judge us rightlyGot sol uns ze reht bescheiden
Through his three namesDur die sîne namen drî
The whole world, it struggles hereAl diu welt, diu strîtet her
We are on the right pathWir sîn an der rehten ger
It is right that he be with usReht ist, daz er uns wer