Love
Reward of Service
Translated by Frank C. Nicholson (1907) · From Old German Love Songs (1907)
"A knight there is," a lady said,
"Hath served me as I wished full fain.
Or ere the time of year be fled,
His due reward he needs must gain.
Now snow and winter seem to me
Flowers and clover fair to be,
When in my arms I hold him fast
Though all the world should take it ill
Yet must he get his will at last!"
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Anonymous (Middle High German). “Reward of Service.” Translated by Frank C. Nicholson. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-middle-high-german/1/.
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Anonymous (Middle High German). “Reward of Service.” Translated by Frank C. Nicholson. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-middle-high-german/1/.
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