I raised a noble falcon
For more than a year;
And when I had tamed him
And decked his feathers, tying
Them with a golden band,
He rose so swiftly, flying
Far to another land.
Since then I’ve seen my falcon
Gaily soaring;
And from his feet were waving
Fair silken ribbons,
And on his wings each feather
Was ruddy gold to see;
Ah, God bring those together
Who lovers fain would be!
From: http://www.bartleby.com/177/9.html
Date: c1175 (original); 1916 (translation)
By: Der von Kürenberg (fl. 1150-1170)
Translated by: Margarete Münsterberg (1889-19??)
