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lime, linden, basswood - which words have you used for this tree?

lime, linden, basswood - which words have you used for this tree?

  • lime

    Votes: 1 33.3%

  • linden

    Votes: 1 33.3%

  • basswood

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • other words

    Votes: 3 100.0%
  • Total voters
    3
And then there is also a famous poem and song:

"Under der linden" is a well-known poem written by the medieval German lyric poet Walther von der Vogelweide. It is written in Middle High German. The song may have originally been sung to the surviving melody of an old French song, which matches the meter of the poem.
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Here is a part of the text:

Original Middle High German

1. 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.
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A translation can also be found here:


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Under der linden - Walther von der Vogelweide
 
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