https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/execution-ballads/files/original/b7845717c12cbfae6a802f5784da7344.jpg b2cef8ccef74e62f06edb9cb7e1aa01c https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/execution-ballads/files/original/44f73f8e5198d3440f7be1c2b60a00b2.jpg ae6f882610a03584f64ceebe80fd48ae 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 Dutch Execution Ballads Execution Ballad Image / Audio Credit Pamphlet: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland, 7 E 39. <a href="http://www.liederenbank.nl/liedpresentatie.php?zoek=10370%20">Nederlandse Liederenbank record</a> Set to tune of... Melody to which ballad is set. 't Geschieden op een Goe-vryendagh Transcription Transcription of ballad lyrics <div style="width:45%;padding:0 10px 0 0;float:left;">Daer souder een Ruytertje vroegh uyt ryen, 't Was om een Lants-Heer sijn Dochter te vryen, Soo veer an geen groen Heye: De Lants-Heer doet hem Ghevangen, geboey Op een hoghen Toren leyden. 2 De Ruyter heefter seer luyde ghesonghen, Ick heb soo meenigh stout Ruyter ghedwonghen: En nou sit ick hier ghevanghen: De Lants-Heer heeft ghesworen mijn doot, Dat hy my sel doen op hanghen. 3 De Landes-Heers Dochter, noch jonck van dagen Sy hoorde de Ruyter so droevelick klagen, En sy gingh onder de Muuren: Stout Ruytertje dat jy sterven moet, Och! dat doet mijn jonck Hart treuren. 4 Mooy Meysje kon jyder behouden mijn leven, Wat jy begeerde soud' ick jou geven, En ick sou jou met mijn leyden, En voeren jou op mijn Vadertjes Slot, Daer ick noyt van jou scheyden. 5 Stout Ruyter, jou bidden is al verloren, Mijn Vader die heeft jou doodt gesworen, Maer wilje mijn Soete-lief trouwen, Ick hebje stout Ruyter soo seer bemint, Datje selt joulijf behouwen. 6 Sy liet haer Vadertjes Wachter ontbieden, En liet haer Vadertjes komst verspieden, En sy liet de Ruyter ontbinden: Die sadelde daer een Appel-grau Ros, En Reet heen, met zijn Beminde. </div> <div style="width:45%;padding:0 10px 0 0;float:right;">There was a young Rider riding out early To charm the Landlord’s daughter Far on the green heath The Landlord captures him, And leads him, handcuffed, up a high tower There the Rider sang very loudly, I have overcome many a brave Rider And now I am sitting here, imprisoned The Landlord has sworn I will die That he himself will hang me The Landlord’s daughter, still young of days She heard the Rider sing so sadly And she went beneath the Walls Brave Rider, that you must die oh! That makes my young heart weep Beautiful girl if you could preserve my life Whatever you wanted, I would give it to you And I would lead you with me And take you to my Father’s Castle So that I may never be parted from you Brave Rider, your plea is already lost My father has sworn your death But would you, my sweet love, marry me I have loved you so much Rider That you will maintain your body She summoned her father’s guards, And let them watch for her father’s arrival And she commanded them to release the Rider Who saddled a dapple-grey horse And rode off with his beloved Translation by Rena Bood </div> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> Synopsis Account of events that are the subject of the ballad A horseman in love with a Landlord's daughter is sentenced to hang but rides off with his beloved. Gender Gender of the person being executed. Male Date Date of ballad 1645 Notes Additional information related to the ballad pamphlet or related events A horseman in love with a Landlord's daughter is sentenced to hang but rides off with his beloved. Digital Object <iframe src="https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/execution-ballads/files/fullsize/b7845717c12cbfae6a802f5784da7344.jpg" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="500" height="400"></iframe> <iframe src="https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/execution-ballads/files/fullsize/44f73f8e5198d3440f7be1c2b60a00b2.jpg" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="500" height="400"></iframe> 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 Daer souder een Ruytertje vroegh uyt ryen Dutch