Analysis of Under der linden

Walther von der Vogelweide 1170 (Austria) – 1230 (Würzburg)



Under der linden
an der heide,
dâ unser zweier bette was,
dâ muget ir vinden
schône beide
gebrochen bluomen unde gras.
Vor dem walde in einem tal,
tandaradei,
schône sanc diu nahtegal.

Ich kam gegangen
zuo der ouwe:
dô was mîn friedel komen ê.
Dâ wart ich empfangen
(hêre frouwe!)
daz ich bin sælic iemer mê.
Kust er mich?
Wol tûsentstunt:
tandaradei,
seht wie rôt mir ist der munt.

Dô hete er gemachet
alsô rîche
von bluomen eine bettestat.
Des wirt noch gelachet
inneclîche,
kumt iemen an daz selbe pfat:
bî den rôsen er wol mac,
tandaradei,
merken wâ mir'z houbet lac.

Daz er bî mir læge,
wesse'z iemen
(nu enwelle got!), so schamte ich mich.
Wes er mit mir pflæge,
niemer niemen
bevinde daz, wan er und ich,
und ein kleinez vogellîn:
tandaradei,
daz mac wol getriuwe sîn.


Scheme abxabxcBc adaadxebBx bfbbfbgBg haehaeiBi
Poetic Form
Metre 10110 111 1101101 1111 111 1111 111011 1 11111 111 111 1111101 1111 111 1111111 101 111 1 11111111 1101 111 1111 1111 11 111111 1111011 1 11001111 101111 11 1111111 10111111 11 111011 11111 1 111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 808
Words 143
Sentences 13
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 9, 10, 9, 9
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 144
Words per stanza (avg) 35
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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