Bleibach, The merchant

    Zuem Kauffmann.

Im handtlen warst so starckh versenckht,
das du an mich niemahl gedenckht.
verkauffen und nur auszuewägen,
allzeit daran war dir gelegen.

    To the Mechant.

You were so absorbed in trading
that you never thought of me.
Selling and just weighing things up
was always important to you.

    Antwort.

Dem Handel war ich sehr ergeben,
Denn davon mußte ich ja leben.
Hätt'st Du mir immer Geld gebracht,
So hätt' ich auch an Dich gedacht.

    Answer.

I was very devoted to trade,
because after all I had to live from it.
If only you had brought me money,
then I would have thought of you too.