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Van den bekeerden Zondaer Transcription Transcription of ballad lyrics When the disasters are at their worst, And the run of pain and pressure, May a person comfort himself, With forthcoming happiness But when a person could live, In happiness and great prosperity, He may reasonably fear, For misfortune or for death. A soldier of many battalions (so the Gazette reports) Came from Spain on his leave With a soldier’s pack full of money, Saved and gathered well, By martial prowess, courage or sense, Came this man in joy approaching His beloved fatherland. He had taken a dog with him, An animal loyal but very Large of body, and [they] came To an inn at nightfall Where he was happy in his heart To the people it pertained, Without evil suspicion said, That he brought with him a great treasure. The owner<a title="">[1]</a> brought him to silence, And made the soldier understand, That many a thief are Nowadays along road and track, Who could attack him, The soldier said instantly, I would defend myself, With my loyal dog. Herewith he went onwards About a quarter hour outside the city He, by three murderers, Was treacherously seized They stabbed him in his heart, That he fell dead upon the ground Remark, this has now been proven, The loyalty of a dog. Because the beast ripped one apart Ferociously bit him in the throat Dragging his body back and forth, That he was choking on his blood, That dog made a great tumult, Threatened the other one with death too Who instantly fled up a tree Full of fear and greatly scared. [The dog] held on, howled, cried, and clawed, Against the tree’s bark, He frightened the murderers in their hearts, He brought them into the highest diffidence Whilst they were sitting upon that tree, The dog howled with all its might, The beast was rampageous Which lasted all of the night. In the morning, four gendarmes came, Saw the blood upon the ground, When the murderers saw them, Called kill that evil dog, The gendarmes were a little tardy, With attentive minds, Saw the dog caressed them, And showed them love and care. They followed this wondrous beast twenty steps, Whereupon they discovered The two dead bodies<a title="">[2]</a> The blood was lying in puddles and places They, astonished beyond measure, Saw the dog lick the wounds, Of his master, the soldier. They came to bind the murderers Climbed down from the tree, The dog wanted to devour them, They brought them full of fright and diffidence To Toulouse, what sad matters, Spectators so many times, Saw what people befell, By the honourable tribunal. The dog delighted and flattered, All the people, small and big, If they led him to the murderers, He became crazy and threatened death, To those two villains, barbarians, Disrupters of road and street, The deterrent murderers Of that native soldier. The judges were praised, With a verdict rightly grounded, Have sentenced them to death By the proof of the dog When they heard of their deaths These two murderers, full of misery, Before dying both Confessed their evil deed. Remark here, angry, evil minded-people, Remark here servant, maid, woman and man, How God through the mute beasts, Can uncover the murderers. So too all other misdeeds, Which are done in secret. Let us from now on fear that evil So that the virtue in us lasts. End. <div> <div> </div> </div> Crime(s) Crime or crimes for which the person in the ballad is convicted. murder Gender Gender of the person being executed. male Date Date of ballad 1800 Notes Additional information related to the ballad pamphlet or related events Translation notes: 1. ‘bazin’ is the female version of ‘owner’ 2. In Dutch the word ‘ontgeest’ is used which literally means ‘de-spirited’ or ‘de-souled.’ Image notice Full size images of all ballad sheets available at the bottom of this page. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Dutch Execution Ballads Execution Ballad Digital Object <iframe src="https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/execution-ballads/files/fullsize/fdd764442e50616251afd2d96f4de10f.jpg" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="350" height="500"></iframe> <iframe src="https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/execution-ballads/files/fullsize/4280cc54b74ad2826967ca8e687ffc29.jpg" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="350" height="500"></iframe> Image / Audio Credit Pamphlet: Lbl Meertens 31001 (liedtekst), Wouters/Moormann, Meertens Instituut, Amsterdam. <a href="http://www.liederenbank.nl/liedpresentatie.php?zoek=59035&lan=nl">Nederlandse Liederenbank</a> Set to tune of... Melody to which ballad is set. Van Biron Transcription Transcription of ballad lyrics <div style="width:50%;float:left;">1. Hoe droevig is ’t geval, Waar van ik zingen zal, Hoe dat begeerlykheid den Mensch verleid, En op ons levenspad zyn strikken spreid Zo als weer dit geval, Wanneer men ’t regt beschouwd ons leeren zal, Het geen ik verder zal verhalen, Zo als hier d’ uitkomst toond, En ’t kwaad zyn meester loond. 2. Gevloekte gierigheid, Die had zyn hart verleid, Zy is de bron van onheil, ramp en leed, Dewyl den Mensch hier door zyn pligt vergeet, En gretig geeft gehoor, Aan Satans list die ’s Menschen [?]ust verstoord, En in verzoeking komt te storten, Als men de deugd verlaat. En overgeeft aan ’t kwaad. 3. Deez’ Zondaar die gewis, Hier van een voorbeeld is. Geeft ons hier van een levendige blyk, ’t Gevloekte geld dat schoon dog nietig slyk; Vervoerde zyn gemoed, Dat hy een oude Vrouw vermoorde doet En haar beneemt het dierbaar leven, Zo als de tyding meld, En in het dagligt steld. 4. Maar God die alles ziet, Gedoogt de boosheid niet, Hy loond de deugd en straft hetzondig kwaad, De Moordenaar die word op heter daad, Gevat en weggebragt; Daar hy voor ’t Heilig Recht zyn Vonnis wagt, Het geen men tegens hem zag vellen, De straffe van de Dood, Thans zyn berouw vergroot. 5. Zyn droef en angstig hart, Verscheurt door Zielensmart, Gevoeld wel dra een ernstig naberouw, De bleke schim van de vermoorde vrouw Die zweeft hem voor ’t gezigt, Hy wagt zyn straf voor ’t menschelyk gerigt, Die hem zyn vonnis voor ging lezen, De doodstraf te ondergaan, Voor ’t geen hy heeft gedaan. 6. ’t Boetvaardige gemoed, ’t Geen deze Zondaar voed, Zal zekerlyk zig wenden tot den Heer, En knielen voor het Opperwezen neer, Bezield door naberouw, Zegt hy: Ach God! op wien ik my vertrouw, Vegeef my myne gruweldaden, Uw. Oog dat alles ziet, Ontging myn misdand niet. 7. De zugt na geld en goed, Verleide myn gemoed, ‘k Ontrukte een mensch het dierbaar levensligt, En heb aldus een snode daad verrigt, Ik wagt op deeze aard, De straf die zig steeds aan de misdaad paart; Door ’t Heilig Recht my toegewesen, Ontvang myn arme Ziel, Als ik voor uw nederkniel. 8. Laat zelfs ook mynen dood, Aan ieder klyn of groot, Verstrekken tot een levendig bewys, Hoe dat des Satans list den Mensch verleid, En stort in ’t ongeluck, Zo als ik thans gdompeld zit in druk, En moet het dierbaar leven laten, Op ’t treurig Schouwtoneel, Valt myn de straf ten deel. 9. Wil toch myn Ziel hier na, Ontvangen in genaê, Dan zal de straf die ik op deez’ aarde ly, My voeren na het Hemels melody, Een vreugd die nooit vergaat, Daar ons geen moeite of zorg te wagten staat, Daar ons geen driften meer verzellen Ô God! weest gy myn deel, Als ik sterf op ’t Straftoneel. 10. Zo spreekt deez’ Zondaar dan, Terwyl dat deeze Man, Aan jong en Oud als tot een spiegel strekt En in ons hart het medelyden wekt, Als men de zaak bedenkt, Dan is het klaar dat ons zyn voorbeeld wenkt, Om te aller tyd tot God te bidden; Dat nooit de gierigheid, Ons hart tot kwaad verleid.</div> <div style="width:50%;float:right;">1.How sad is the case, Of which I have to sing, How desire seduces mankind, And upon the path of our life spreads its snares, Such as is again the case, When people see the law, it will teach us, That which I will further tell, So, like here the outcome is shown, And the evil rewards his master. 2. Cursed greed, Which had seduced his heart, She is the source of misfortune, disaster and suffering, Whilst the person forgets his duty because of this, And heartily listens, To Satan’s deception which disturbs people’s rest, And throws into temptation, When they leave virtue behind, And surrender to the evil. 3. This sinner, he surely is, An example of this, Gives us here a lively token, The cursed money which seems good but is void, That he murdered an old woman And takes from her precious life, As the news reports, And shows in daylight. 4. But God, he sees all, Does not tolerate the evil, He rewards the virtue and punishes the sinful evil, The murderer is caught red-handed, Captured and taken away; Where he, before the holy justice, awaits his verdict, That which will be rendered against him, The punishment of death, His remorse is now greater. 5. His sad and scared heart, Torn by pain of the soul, Soon felt a grave remorse, The pale shade of the murdered woman It floats in front of his face, He awaits his punishment in front of the human justice, Which went to read him his verdict, To undergo the death penalty, For that which he did. 6. The penitent state, Which feeds this sinner, Will surely turn him to the Lord, And kneel down before the Almighty, animated by remorse, He says, Oh God! To whom I entrust myself, Forgive me my horrible deeds, Your Eye, it sees all, Did not miss my misdeed. 7. The desire for money and goods, Tempted my mind, I tore away from a human the precious light of life, And have therefore committed an evil deed, I wait upon this earth, The punishment which is paired to this crime; Assigned to me by the holy justice, Receive my poor soul, When I kneel down before you. 8. Even let my death, To all, little or big, Serve as lively evidence, How Satan’s deception seduces mankind, And throws into misfortune, Such as I am now immersed in pressure, And must leave the precious life, Upon the said stage, My punishment is proportioned to me. 9. Still, will [you] receive my soul hereafter, In mercy, Then the punishment which I suffer on this earth, Take me to Heaven’s melody, A joy which never dies, There no effort or worries await us, There no passions accompany us Oh God! You be my part, When I die upon the punishment-stage. 10. So this sinner speaks then, Whilst this man, To young and old, serves as a mirror And in our heart generates pity, When they overthink the case, Then it is clear that he beckons us [with] his example, To pray to God at all times; That never greed, Seduces our heart to evil. Translation by Rena Bood</div> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> Date Date of ballad 1800 Subtitle dewelke wegens zyne gepleegde MOORD, aan de Weduwe ZWEERES, te Ysselstein, is veroordeeld om met de Dood gestraft te worden. TOEPASSELYK GEZANG op het voorgaande. Wys: Van Biron. Repentance and sorrow of a criminal in his prison who, because of his murder committed on the Widow Zweeres, in Ysselstein, has been sentenced to be punished with Death. Appropriate song about the foregoing. Tune: of Biron. Crime(s) Crime or crimes for which the person in the ballad is convicted. murder and robbery Gender Gender of the person being executed. male Image notice Full size images of all song sheets available at the bottom of this page. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource BEROUW EN LEEDWEZEN VAN EENE MISDADIGER IN ZYN GEVANGENIS Dutch