Bleibach, The young man

The young man

Death to the young man / Journeyman
Jungergesel. Der lustbarkeith hast dich ergeben in deinem jungen, frischen leben. beym tantz lustig oft g'ruefft juhe(1) jetz muest darvon, gelt s' thueth dir weh?	Young man. You have devoted yourself to pleasure in your young, fresh life. While dancing you often merrily shouted: "juhe"!(1) Now you must away. Will this hurt you?
The young man / Journeyman
Antwort. Sieh an mein junges, frisches Leben! Pardon thu mir jetzt unter geben. Bis ich bin alt, hab weiße Haar, Alsdann mit mir zum Tanze fahr.	Answer. Look at my young, fresh life! Give me pardon now and here, until I am old and have white hair, Then go to the dance with me.

Basel, Young man

The image of Death pulling the reluctant young man to the left is a faithful copy of the same scene in Basel.

The west wall ends here.

Footnotes: (1)

juhe . . .: a challenging shout. See: Der Huium-Ruf.

In Basel Death says to the Jew: »HVjum Jud, mach dich auff die Fahrt«.