Der wilde Alexander

The wild Alexander ( also champion Alexander, wrote the mid / late 13th century ) was a minstrel. His songs belong to Sang epigrammatic poetry.

Life

Originally perhaps from Alemannia or Switzerland poet, is represented not only in the Codex Manesseplatz, where he is portrayed as a wild rider in a red robe with songs, but also in the Jena songs handwriting. He wrote towards the end of the 13th century (first mentioned in documents in 1247, the last time in 1288 ). Research is divided about whether Alexander belonged to the gentry, but assumes mainly that he was a wandering minstrel.

Work

Songs

By Alexander four songs are completely intact, a fragmentary. He used rather difficult resolvable images, suggesting a high level of education of the author. Alexander wrote a Christmas poem, a Minne Leichhardt, which is the essence of Cupid and mentions the destruction of Troy, and the poem Hie before we dô children were one of the few representations of childhood in contemporary poetry.

Song example

Alas, that love bring us suffering, if we maintain them! Now wants the Minne that I write about them. She said: Writing from the very highest sorry if separate lovers, sad and forever. / / For my lady and me I want to write this song. She lives with me and I with them. Our action we alleviate this we act together: Minne and can command us that we experience through them short joy and long days.

Works

• A vert wonderful in the werlde
• Hie ago we were kids dô
• Mín trûclîchez complain ( Minne Leichhardt )
• Owe daz gât by love
• Sion trûre