Palästina lied - Luc Arbogast Übersetzung ins Englische

Palästina lied

1. Nû lebe ich mir alrêrst werde,
Sît mîn sündic ouge sihet
Daz hêre lant und ouch die erde,
Der man vil der êren gihet.
Nû ist geschehen, des ich dâ bat:
Ich bin komen an die stat,
Dâ got mennischlîchen trat.

[1. Je suis désormais digneDe voir de mes yeux de pécheursLa Terre Pure et la Terre Sainte.Ce qui m'arriveMe fait tant d'honneur.Car je l'ai toujours souhaité: Je suis venu là où Dieu s'est fait homme]

2. Schœniu lant rîch unde hêre,
Swaz ich der noch hân gesehen,
Sô bist dûz ir aller êre.
Waz ist wunders hie geschehen!
Daz ein maget ein kint gebar,
Hêre übr aller engel schar,
Was daz niht ein wunder gar?

[2. Beau pays, riche et merveilleux.De tous ceux que j'ai vuTu es les surpasse tous, Quel miracle s'est produit ici! Une Vierge portait un enfant, Entourée de toute l'armée des anges, N'était ce pas merveilleux?]

3. Hie liez er sich reine toufen,
Daz der mensche reine sî.
Dô liez er sich hie verkoufen,
Daz wir eigen wurden frî.
Anders wæren wir verlorn.
Wol dir, sper, kriuze unde dorn!
Wê dir, heiden! Daz ist dir zorn.

[3. Ici, le Pur a été baptiséAfin que l'humanité soit purifiéePuis Il a été venduAfin que nous, les esclaves, soyons libérés.Sinon, nous étions perdus.Malheur à vous, païens car la Lance, la CroixEt les Épines causeront vos blessures.]

4. Dô er sich wolte übr uns erbarmen,
Hie leit er den grimmen tôt,
Er vil rîche durch uns armen,
Daz wir kœmen ûz der nôt.
Daz in dô des niht verdrôz,
Dast ein wunder alze grôz,
Aller wunder übergenôz.

[4. Par pitié pour nous, Il a subi ici la mort cruellePar pitié pour nousLui, le Tout-puissant, s'est laissé injurierPour que nous puissions échapper à la misèreC'est un miracle incommensurable, Plus que tout autre miracle.]

5. Hinnen fuor der sun zer helle
Von dem grabe, dâ er inne lac.
Des was ie der vater geselle,
Und der geist, den nieman mac
Sunder scheiden: êst al ein,
Sleht und ebener danne ein zein,
Als er Abrahâme erschein.
[5. De la tombe dans laquelle il était couchéLe fils est monté aux cieuxIl sera éternellementLe conseiller du PèreAvec l'Esprit Saint, car personneNe peut les séparer: ils ne font qu'unC'est ainsi qu'il est apparu à Abraham.]
[6. Dô er den tievel dô geschande, Daz nie keiser baz gestreit, Dô fuor er her wider ze lande.Dô huob sich der juden leit, Daz er herre ir huote brach, Und daz man in sît lebendic sach, Den ir hant sluoc unde stach.]

6. Depuis qu'il est revenu sur cette Terre
Le Souverain n'a pas combattu
De meilleure façon pour vaincre le diable
De là se levait la peine des Juifs:
Le Seigneur enlevait Sa protection
On le voyait alors vivant,
Et sa main frappait et piquait.

7. Dar nâch was er in dem lande
Vierzic tage: dô fuor er dar,
Dannen in sîn vater sande.
Sînen geist, der uns bewar,
Den sante er hin wider zehant.
Heilic ist daz selbe lant:
Sîn name, der ist vor gote erkant.

[7. Ensuite il restait dans cette terrePendant quarante jours.Là où le Père l'avait envoyé.Son esprit nous protègeCette Terre est Sainte, Car Dieu connaît son nom.]

8. In diz lant hât er gesprochen
Einen angeslîchen tac,
Dâ diu witwe wirt gerochen
Und der weise klagen mac
Und der arme den gewalt,
Der dâ wirt an ime gestalt.
Wol ime dort, der hie vergalt!

[8. Dans le royaume dont il a parléExiste une justice absolue, Où l'orphelin sera vengéLa veuve pourra faire un procèsEt les pauvres s'armerContre la violence qu'on leur a faiteLà, le bien sera récompensé]

[9. Unser lantrehtære tihtenFristet dâ niemannes klage; Wan er wil dâ zestunt rihten, Sô ez ist an dem lesten tage: Swer deheine schulde hie lâtUnverebenet, wie der stâtDort, dâ er pfant noch bürgen hât!]

[9. Les inventions poétiques des juges de nos paysRetardent la plainte, Car Lui jugera là immédiatement, Quand le dernier jour est venu, Si quelqu'un ici garde une dette impayéeComme celui-ci se trouve là, Où il n'a ni le gage ni des répondants!]

10. Ír lât iuch des niht verdriezen,
Daz ich noch gesprochen hân?
Sô wil ich die rede entsliezen
Kurzwîlen und iuch wizzen lân,
Swáz got wúnders hie noch lie,
Mit der werlte ie begie,
Daz huob sich dort und endet hie.

[10. Ne vous découragez pasDe ce dont j'ai parlé aujourd'huiJe continuerai mon chant bientôtPour que vous puissiez savoirQue Dieu doit faire encore ici des merveilles.Ce sont les tâches qu'il s'est fixéCar tout commence et se termine ici]

11. Kristen, juden unde heiden
Jehent, daz diz ir erbe sî:
Got müeze ez ze rehte scheiden
Durch die sîne namen drî.
Al diu werlt diu strîtet her.
Wir sîn an der rehten ger:
Reht ist, daz er uns gewer.

[11. Chrétiens, Juifs et profanesAffirment que c'est leur héritage! Dieu et sa Trinité jugent de cela.Tout le monde lutte pour cela.Mais nous sommes dans notre droit, Et c'est ce droit qu'Il nous accorde.]

12. Mê dann hundert tûsent wunder
Hie in disem lande sint,
Dâ von ich niht mê besunder
Kan gesagen als ein kint,
Wan ein teil von unser ê.
Swem des niht genúoge, der gê
Zúo den júden, die ságent im mê.

[12. Dans ce pays ont eu lieuPlus de cent mille miraclesQue tel un enfantJe ne puis vous décrire en détail.Cela fonde une partie de notre droit sur ce pays.Cependant ce n'est pas une raison suffisantePour aller rencontrer des Juifs et leur dire plus.]

13. Vrowe min, durch iuwer güete
Nu vernemet mine clage,
Daz ir durch iuwer hochgemüete
Nicht erzuernet, waz ich sage.
Vil lihte daz ein tumber man
Misseredet, als er wol kann.
Daran solt ir iuch nicht keren an.
[13. Ma Dame, par gentillesseÉcoutez maintenant la prière, Que j'élève vers votre espritEt que je vous dis l'âme en paixC'est celle d'un homme maladroitQui ose vous parler, Et je vous prie de ne pas vous en formaliser.]

Palestine Song

1. Now I am truly worthy,
Since my sinful eyes have seen
The noble land and also the earth,
Which man holds in high honor.
Now what I prayed for has come to pass:
I have come to the place,
Where God walked as a man.

[1. I am now worthy to see with my sinful eyes the Pure Land and the Holy Land. What happens to me gives me so much honor. For I have always wished it: I have come to where God became man]

2. Beautiful land, rich and noble,
Of all that I have yet seen,
You are the most honored.
What wonders have happened here!
That a maiden bore a child,
Lord above all the host of angels,
Was that not a complete wonder?

[2. Beautiful country, rich and wonderful. Of all those I have seen, you surpass them all, what a miracle has happened here! A Virgin bore a child, surrounded by the whole army of angels, wasn't that wonderful?]

3. Here he allowed himself to be purely baptized,
So that man might be pure.
Then he let himself be sold here,
So that we, as slaves, might become free.
Otherwise we would be lost.
Woe to you, spear, cross, and thorn!
Woe to you, heathen! This is your wrath.

[3. Here, the Pure One was baptized so that humanity might be purified. Then He was sold so that we, the slaves, might be freed. Otherwise, we were lost. Woe to you, pagans, for the Lance, the Cross, and the Thorns will cause your wounds.]

4. When he wanted to have mercy on us,
He suffered the cruel death here,
He, the most rich, for us poor,
So that we might come out of need.
That this did not grieve him then,
Is a wonder all too great,
Surpassing all wonders.

[4. Out of pity for us, He suffered the cruel death here. Out of pity for us, He, the Almighty, allowed himself to be insulted so that we could escape misery. This is an immeasurable miracle, more than any other miracle.]

5. From here the Son went to hell
From the grave where he lay.
The Father was always his companion,
And the Spirit, whom no one can
Separate: it is all one,
Smooth and evener than a die,
As he appeared to Abraham.
[5. From the tomb in which he lay, the son ascended to heaven. He will be eternally the counselor of the Father with the Holy Spirit, for no one can separate them: they are one. This is how he appeared to Abraham.]
[6. When he disgraced the devil, which no emperor ever fought better, he returned to this land. Then the Jews' grief arose, that he had broken their guard, and that they saw him alive, whom their hand had struck and stabbed.]

6. Since he returned to this Earth
The Sovereign has not fought
In a better way to defeat the devil
From there arose the pain of the Jews:
The Lord took away His protection
He was then seen alive,
And his hand struck and pricked.

7. After that he was in the land
Forty days: then he went there,
Where his father had sent him.
His spirit, who protects us,
He sent him back immediately.
Holy is that same land:
Its name is known before God.

[7. Then he stayed in this land for forty days. There where the Father had sent him. His spirit protects us. This land is holy, for God knows its name.]

8. In this land he has spoken
Of an angelic day,
Where the widow will be avenged
And the orphan can lament
And the poor the violence,
That is done to him.
Happy is he there who repays here!

[8. In the kingdom of which he spoke, there is absolute justice, where the orphan will be avenged, the widow will be able to bring a lawsuit, and the poor will arm themselves against the violence that has been done to them. There, good will be rewarded.]

[9. The poetic inventions of the judges of our countries delay the complaint, for He will judge there immediately, when the last day has come, if someone here keeps an unpaid debt, as this one finds himself there, where he has neither the pledge nor any guarantors!]

[9. The poetic inventions of the judges of our countries delay the complaint, for He will judge there immediately, when the last day has come, if someone here keeps an unpaid debt, as this one finds himself there, where he has neither the pledge nor any guarantors!]

10. Do not let this discourage you,
That I have yet spoken?
Then I will continue the speech
Shortly and let you know,
What wonders God still does here,
With the world ever did,
That began there and ends here.

[10. Do not be discouraged by what I have spoken today. I will continue my song soon so that you may know that God must still do wonders here. These are the tasks He has set Himself, for everything begins and ends here.]

11. Christians, Jews, and heathens
Claim that this is their inheritance:
May God judge it rightly
Through his three names.
All the world strives here.
We are in the right here:
Right is what he grants us.

[11. Christians, Jews, and pagans claim that this is their heritage! God and His Trinity judge this. The whole world is fighting for it. But we are in our right, and it is this right that He grants us.]

12. More than a hundred thousand wonders
Are in this land,
Therefore I am no more special
Can say as a child,
Than a part of our honor.
Whoever is not satisfied with this, let him go
To the Jews, they tell him more.

[12. In this country, more than a hundred thousand miracles have taken place that, like a child, I cannot describe to you in detail. This is the basis of part of our right to this country. However, it is not a sufficient reason to go and meet Jews and tell them more.]

13. My lady, through your kindness
Now hear my plea,
That through your magnanimity
You are not angered by what I say.
Very easily a foolish man
Misspeaks, as best he can.
You should not take offense at that.
[13. My Lady, out of kindness, listen now to the prayer that I raise to your spirit and that I say to you with a peaceful soul. It is that of a clumsy man who dares to speak to you, and I beg you not to be offended by it.]