Wolfram von Eschenbach: Parzival (D)

indeme lande ze Tribalibôt.

In the land of Tribalibot

wahsent liute alsus durch nôt.

people grow like this, of necessity.

unser vater Adâm.

Our father Adam:

di kunst er von gote nam.

he received the knowledge from God;

er gap allen dingen namen.

he gave names to all things,

beidiu wilden und zamen.

both wild and tame;

er erkante ouch ieteslîches art.

he also knew the nature of each,

dâr zuo der stern umbevart.

and besides, the circling of the stars,

der selben plânêten.

and of those same planets

waz di krefte hêten.

what powers they had;

er erkante ouch aller wurze maht.

he also knew the might of all herbs

unde waz ieteslîcher was geslaht.

and what the nature of each one was.

dô sîniu kint der jâre kraft.

When his children had gained the strength

gewunnen daz si berhaft.

of years, so that they became fruitful

wurden mennischlîcher vruht.

with human offspring,

er widerriet in ungenuht.

he warned them against intemperance.

swâ sîner tohter keiniu truoc.

Whenever one of his daughters was with child,

vile dicke er des gein in gewuoc.

very often he spoke to them of this;

den rât er selten gein in liez.

he seldom left off this counsel to them:

vile wurze ersie mîden hiez.

he bade them avoid many herbs

di mennischen vruht verkêrten.

that perverted human offspring

unde sîn geslehte unêrten.

and dishonoured his lineage,

anders denne got uns maz.

otherwise than God measured us

dô er zewerke über mich gesaz.

when he sat over me at his work.