Music From The Time Of the Crusades (2 of 2)

This is a genuine 800 year old Troubadour song, arranged here for solo lyre, & written by Walther Von Der Vogelweide called "Palästinalied". Here are some interesting details about the song from Wikipedia:

"Palästinalied was written in connection with the Fifth Crusade (1217-1221). Although it is a political-religious propaganda song describing a crusade into the Holy Land, it is atypical for a song of this kind in that it also recognizes the claim of all Abrahamic religions to the Holy Land, although finally asserting that the Christian cause is the "right one" in the last strophe:

Kristen juden und die heiden
jehent daz dis ir erbe sî
got müesse ez ze rehte scheiden
dur die sîne namen drî
al diu werlt diu strîtet her
wir sîn an der rehten ger.
reht ist daz er uns gewer

This strophe can be translated as follows: Christians, Jews and Heathens claim this to be their heritage. God has to assign it in the right way, for His three names. The whole world is coming battling here - our cause is right. It is right that He is granting it to us."

Despite all the pointless religious intolerance (as the words to this song certainly testify!), and the sheer bloody brutality of the Crusades, at least they resulted some amazing, utterly timeless melodies, like this!

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[ZmajSnoshaj]

Death to Islam.. long live the heroes of freedom!

[grimgaara]

epic

[7micho7]

@JeremyHill89 A 10th Crusade and they are out!

[Monadshavenowindows]

Search 'medieval music Palästinalied' on YT. I love that!

[bulgar555]

ALLAHU AKBAR ! PEACE

[JeremyHill89]

It is only through the power of Christ and the conviction of man that we will see Europe and North America through the events of current times, as it was back then. Once again the muslim scum seeks our land, and too afraid of war with us, they creep into our countries and steal our resources, try to breed us out, while the government we uphold allows this to happen. We as the people will have to stand together as one again, regardless of belief, if you wish to see our land remain ours.

[MotorsportUK2009]

@TheTemplerknight no its just a testosterone fuelled blood thirsty lunatic wanting to quench his thirst, and using God as an excuse

[TheTemplerknight]

one time I saw Muslim clergy said that he will grind christians and jews and feed their flesh to dogs and his followers agreed with him.... is this from God ?

[jim11091995]

@StoneAngel123 Mate fuck the muslim pigs

[StoneAngel123]

No offense to any muslims wayching this, but us crusaders looked way more awsome than the muslims