The Lübeck Dance of Death - 2

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The Empress, Cardinal, and King

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The Empress  
Ick wet my ment de doet
was ick ny vor vert so grot
Ik mende he si nicht al bi sinne
bin ik doch junck unde ok ein keiserinne
Ik mende ik hedde vele macht
up em hebbe ik ny gedacht
Ofte dat jement dede tegen mi
och lat mi noch leven des bidde ik di

 I know, Death means me!
I was never terrified so greatly!
I thought he was not in his right mind,
after all, I am young and also an empress.
I thought I had a lot of power,
I had not thought of him
or that anybody could do something against me.
Oh, let me live on, this I implore you
Death answers the Empress and turns to the Cardinal
Keiserinne hoch vor meten
my duncket du hest myner vor gheten.
Tred hyr an it is nu de tyt
du mendest ik solde di schelden quit
Nen al werstu noch so vele
du most myt to dessem spele
Unde gi anderen alto male
holt an volge my her kerdenale

 Empress, highly presumptuous,
I think, you have forgotten me.
Fall in! It is now time.
You thought I should let you off?
No way! And were you ever so much,
You must participate in this play,
And you others, everybody --
Hold on! Follow me, Mr Cardinal!
The Cardinal  
Ontfarme myner here salt schen
ik kan deme gensins entflen
Se ik vore efte achter my
ik vole den dot my al tyt by
Wat mach de hoge saet my baten
den ik besat ik mot en laten
Unde werden unwerdiger ter stunt
wen en unreine stinckende hunt

 Have mercy on me, Lord, [when it] shall happen.
I can in no way escape it.
[When] I look in front or behind me,
I feel Death by me at all times.
What will the high rank avail me
[the rank] that I had? I must leave it
and become more unworthy at once
than an unclean, stinking dog.
Death answers the Cardinal and turns to the King
Du werest van state gelike
en apostel godes up ertryke
Umme den kersten loven to sterken
myt worden unde anderen dogentsammen werken.
Men du hest mit groter hovardichit
up dinen hogen perden reden
Des mostu sorgen nu de mere
Nu tret ok vort her konningck here

 You were in status equal to
an apostle of God on earth,
in order to strengthen the Christian belief
with words and other good works.
But you have, with great haughtiness,
been riding your high horse.
Therefore you most mourn so much more now!
Now step here in front you too, Mr King!
The King
O dot dyne sprake heft my vorvert
Dussen dans en hebbe ik nicht gelert
Hertogen rydder unde knechte
Dragen vor my durbar gerichte
Unde juwelik hodde sick de worde
To sprekende de ick node horde
Nu komstu unvorsenlik
Unde berovest my al myn ryk		 Oh Death, your speech has terrified me,
this dance I have never learned.
Dukes, knights and knaves
bring expensive courses to me
and everybody took care, words
to speak, that I didn't want to hear.
Now you come unexpected,
and bereaves me of my entire kingdom!
Death answers the King and turns to the Bishop
Al dynne danken heftu geleyt
Na werliker herlicheyt
Wat batet du most in den slik
Werden geschapen myn gelik
Recht gewent unde vorkeren
Heftu under dy laten reigeren
Den armen niegene bedwank
Her bischop nu holt an de hant		 All your thoughts you had turned
to worldly splendour.
What's the use? You must into the earth
and be shaped like me.
Justice turned and twisted
have you let reign under you,
showing the poor no pity!
Mr Bishop, hold on to my hand now.
   
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