Unser liebe Fraue vom kalten Brunnen[a] ("Our Dear Virgin from the Cold Well") is a fictional Landsknecht song that was first published in 1556, in the last volume of Frische teutsche Liedlein, a five volume collection of songs written and published by Georg Forster.[1] It was first published without a corresponding melody. The German composer Johann Stahel later composed a melody for the song. "Our Dear Virgin" is a reference to the Virgin Mary.[2]
| Unser liebe Fraue vom kalten Brunnen | |
|---|---|
| Fictional Landsknecht song by Johann Stahel | |
 Unser liebe Fraue vom kalten Brunnen in a 1903 reprint of Frische teutsche Liedlein | |
| English | Our Dear Virgin from the Cold Well |
| Language | German |
| Published | 1556 |
Lyrics
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Original lyrics, as published in the 16th century:
Unser liebe frawe vom kalten brunnen
bescher uns armen landsknecht ein warme sonnen
das wir nit erfriren.
wol in des wirtes hauß
trag wir ein vollen seckel
und ein leren wider auß.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ Sometimes "Bronnen", a poetic form of "Brunnen"
References
edit- ^ Forster, Georg; Mincoff, Elizabeth (1903). Georg Forsters Frische teutsche Liedlein (in German). Halle a.d. S.: M. Niemeyer. p. 277. OCLC 2368357.
- ^ "Unser liebe Fraue vom kalten Brunnen — Liederlexikon". Historisch-kritisches Liederlexikon — Liederlexikon (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ Lyrics and score copied from sv:Unser liebe Fraue vom kalten Brunnen
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