Her augustiner ghestlyke gude man
volget my ok na vnde schedet dar van
dy beghiftinge ys jw nicht ghegheuen
dat gy hyr konen ewichliken leuen
dar vmme seet wu ik jw vor kan reigen
dy ghestliken steruen also de leygen
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Mr Augustin friar - ecclesiastical, good man
Follow me, you too, and separate from it [the world]
The privilege was not given to you,
that you could live here forever.
Therefore see how I can dance before(1) you.
The clergy die like the laity.(2)
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Och leue dot wu komestu so drade
beide doch so langhe beth dat ik dy lade
sunder du bist eyn seltzen wunderlike kumpan
ik wil edder ik wil nicht ik muth mede dy gan
dar syn alle menschen tho uterkoren
help jhesu dat ik nicht werde vorloren
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Oh dear Death why are you coming so quickly?
Wait so long - until I invite you.
But you are a rare, strange guy.
[Whether] I will or I will not - I must go with you
All humans are chosen for this.
Help, Jesus!, that I don't become lost.
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