Talk:Walther von der Vogelweide

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Contents 1 Love poem 1.1 Famous Love Poem 1.2 Middle High German original 1.3 Modern German 1.4 English 2 possible vandalism 3 Birthplace 4 Wagner?

[edit] Love poem

Removed the below. A Google search shows a single unauthoritative source that attributes it to Walther, and multiple sources that attribute it to an anonymous author. Google search. Replaceing this with a link to a collection of translated Walther poems. --Stbalbach 17:24, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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Famous Love Poem

The following poem dates from around this period and has been attributed to Vogelweide

Middle High German original

Du bist Min! Ich bin Din.

Des sol(s)t du Gewis sin.

Du bist beslozzen

In Minen Herzen.

Verlorn ist das Slüzzelin.

Du muost immer drinne sin!

Modern German

Du bist mein! Ich bin dein.

Das soll gewiss so sein.

Du bist fest in meinem Herzen.

Verloren ist das Schlüsselein.

Musst wohl für immer drinnen sein!

English

You are mine, I am yours

Of that you may be sure

Deep within my heart

You're safely locked away

But I have lost the key

And there you'll ever stay

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[edit] possible vandalism

I reverted the page to what seemed to be the last serious edit, as the latest version seemd a bit malformed, suggesting vandalism. Serious edits can be reinserted by viewing the history, in case I am wildly mistaken (which has been known to happen; don't take it personally). - CobaltBlueTony 17:54, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

article has again been vandalized. reverted some of it. LLLTS (talk) 05:15, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

I think I've now sorted all without editing any good faith edits, by retoring the last version of last year. (Editing and saving that version.)--Peter cohen (talk) 11:07, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Birthplace

Please check the official website of the municipality of Lajen (in Italy) [1] (in German) or [2] (in Italian, sorry no English version available): there is some evidence that that might be Vogelweide's birthplace. I think it would at least deserve to be mentioned... --Andylong 19:01, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wagner?

I know "in popular culture" sections are reviled, but should it be mentioned that Walther was chosen as a character in Tannhäuser (opera) and the inspiration for another Wagnerian Walther in Mastersingers? (Anyone know if Walther was in Wagner's source for the song contest E. T. A. Hoffman's story The Singer's Contest?)--Peter cohen 16:05, 2 October 2007 (UTC)