Death to The Cardinal

Springit off mit ewrem roten hutt Her cardinal der tancz yst gutt Ir hat geseynet wol die leyen Und must nw mit dem tode reyen	Spring up with your red hat, Mr. Cardinal, the dance is good. You have blessed the lay [people] well and must now dance with Death.(1)

Ich was mit bobistlicher wal Der heiligen kirchen cardinal Nw byn ich dor czu getwngen gar Das ich tancze an des todis schar	I was through papal election cardinal for the holy church. Now I am completely coerced to it so I'm dancing in the troop of dead.

Footnotes: (1)

dance with Death . . .: The word "reyen" has several meanings like row, single file, (chain)dance and noisy merriment. Some of the manuscripts don't have "dem tode", but "den toten" i.e. the dead. Check out Dance of Death or Line of the Dead.