To me, the gate of paradise is shut. I stand an orphan ther… - Walther von der Vogelweide

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To me, the gate of paradise is shut.
I stand an orphan there, locked out;
however much I knock, it's all in vain.

Walther von der Vogelweide

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About Walther von der Vogelweide

Walther von der Vogelweide (c. 1170 – c. 1230) was a German Minnesinger: a lyric poet and musician who wrote in Middle High German. His most famous song is "Under der linden".

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Native Name: Walter von der Vogelweide

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Under der linden
an der heide,
dâ unser zweier bette was,
dâ mugt ir vinden
schône beide
gebrochen bluomen unde gras.

For five hundred years after Walther's death – until Goethe – no German lyric poet was his equal.

Dich heizet vater maniger vil,
swer mîn ze bruoder niht enwil.

To me, the gate of paradise is shut. I stand an orphan there, locked out; however much I knock, it's all in vain. - Walther von der Vogelweide

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