The Hildebrandslied (Wood)

For other English-language translations of this work, see The Lay of Hildebrand.

THE
HILDEBRANDSLIED

Translated from the OLD HIGH GERMAN
into ENGLISH ALLITERATIVE VERSE

By
FRANCIS A. WOOD

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Copyright 1914 By
The University of Chicago

Published March 1914

Composed and Printed By
The University of Chicago Press
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

To

The star of my life and the strength of its striving,
The ward of the weal that upwells in my breast,
The chalice of love with its lavish outpouring,
The home of my heart and its haven of rest.

Mīnes lībes sterno, du dār mir sterkī farlīhis;
warta dera wunna, diu mir wonēt innan brusti;
dera minna kelih, du mit miltī mih labōs:
sō hwār dīna huldī hērisōt, ist mīn herza heime.

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