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Digital Object <iframe src="https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/execution-ballads/files/fullsize/dacf76cfefc986ed1557446b62dbb6c3.jpg" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="350" height="500"></iframe> <iframe src="https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/execution-ballads/files/fullsize/a5d661e99f0b3cb639146f1c5fc0f64c.jpg" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="350" height="500"></iframe> Image / Audio Credit Pamphlet: Amsterdam MI: 3978 Gesloten Kast: B 13 (1). <a href="http://www.liederenbank.nl/liedpresentatie.php?zoek=116651">Nederlandse Liederenbank</a> Set to tune of... Melody to which ballad is set. Schoon Cato wat baet al u gevley, &c. Transcription Transcription of ballad lyrics <div style="width:50%;padding:0 10px 0 0;float:left;">BEdroefde werelt wat baert gy verdriet, Gelijk men hedendaegs voor oogen siet, Hoe dat den eenen Mensch den anderen haet, En soo geraekt tot eenen droeven staet, Een Fransman, Duytser, ende Italiaen, Die hebben in het Landt moedwil begaen, Waer door sy zijn in Hechtenis geraekt, En dan daer na in desolaten staet. Gelijk het hier nu is gebleeken siet, Aen dees Gesellen hoort na mijn bediet, En hoe het met den eenen is vergaen, Die een vervloekte boosheyt heeft bestaen. Op eenen Vrydag morgen hier dan siet, Soo is een wreet en gruwsaem Moort, Als men in menig Jaer niet heeft gehoort. Des morgens vroeg al met den dageraet, Hoordemen roepen van 't Gevang'nis op straet, Dat daer een Moort gebeurde soo terstont, En ook de saek men daer waeragtig vont. Want als men boven quam aldaer seer ras, Men sag dat daer een groote Moort dan was, Den Duytser was gesneden sijn Kele af, En nog vier steken in sijn Lichaem straf. Daer lag hy doen gewentelt in sijn Bloet, O schrik, ô schrik die sulken moort dan doet, De saek die moet dan zijn alhier bekent, Van twee die daer by zijn geweest present. Maer dese twee spraken gelijkerhant, Dat hy sich selven had gebracht aen kant, En dat sy hadden liggen slapen siet, En soo buyten haer weten was geschiet. Maer Godt die sulks dan niet verborgen laet, Maakt het bekent al door sijn Cameraet, Die gaet de saek dan openbaren klaer, Hoe dat sijn maet dan was de Moordenaer. Soo wert hem dan het quaet voor oog geleyt, Maer hy ontkent straks dit moordadig feyt, Waerom hy wort gepijnigt soo terstont, En soo men kreeg bekent'nis uyt sijn mont. Hy ging bekennen doen geheel het feyt, Gelijk sijn maet alvorens had geseyt, En dat hy was den Moordenaer hier van, En dat sijn maet niet was hier schuldig an. De droeve Doodt die wiert hem aengeseyt, Dat hy moest sterven binnen korten tijdt, En dat hy Godt moest bidden met ootmoet, En vallen hem met hert en Ziel te voet. Hy wiert verwesen om te zijn onthooft, En dat sijn hooft ô vrienden dit gelooft, Sou werden op een ysere pen gestelt, Tot teeken van sijn moort en groot gewelt. Men sag hem komen daer al op 't Schavot, Maer had een kleyn beweging tot sijn Godt, Elk was bedroeft die het aensag met spoet, Dat soo een Mensch geen meer beweging doet. ô Mensch verlaet het quaet en keert tot Godt, Soo sult gy raken noyt tot Duyvels spot: Want hy is een verleyder soo men siet, Gelijk hier aen dees Sondaer is geschiet. </div> <div style="width:50%;padding:0 10px 0 0;float:right;">Sad World how you cause sadness, Like people nowadays see before their eyes, How that one man hates the others, And so falls into a sad state, A Frenchman, German, and Italian, They have in the country committed wayward [things], Which cause them to be in custody, And then there in a desolate state. As it has now become apparent here, To these comrades, hear my story, And how it went with the one, In whom a cursed anger has existed. Upon a Friday morning here then see, Such is a cruel and horrible murder, Such as men in many years did not hear. The early morning at the break of dawn, People heard calling from the prison on the street, That there happened a murder forthwith, And they found the case to be true. Because as people came there very quick, They saw that there had been a great murder, The German’s throat had been cut, And another four powerful stabs in his body. There he lay, rolled in his blood, Oh horror, oh horror, who commits such a murder, The case must be known here, By the two who were present there. But these two spoke at the same time, That he had killed himself, And that they had been sleeping, And it happened without them knowing it. But God who does not leave such things hidden Made it known through his companion, Who readily will reveal the case, How that his mate was the murderer. So he witnessed the evil, But he soon denied this murderous fact, Upon which he was instantly tortured, And so they got a confession from his mouth. He confessed the whole event, Like his mate previously had said, And that he was the murderer hereof, And that his mate was not guilty of it. The sad death was facing him, That he must die in a short period of time, And that he must pray to God with humility, And fall with heart and soul at his feet. He was referred to be beheaded, And that his head, oh friends believe this, Would be put upon an iron pike, To indicate his [committed] murder and great violence. They saw him coming there upon the scaffold, But he had a small move towards his God, Each was sad that he was facing it rapidly, That such a man no longer makes a move. Oh people leave evil and turn to God, So you will never become the devil’s mockery: Because he is a seducer as you see, Like here happened to this sinner. Translation by Rena Bood</div> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> Synopsis Account of events that are the subject of the ballad An Italian and Frenchman are beheaded for murder in 1687 Method of Punishment Method of punishment described in the ballad. beheading Crime(s) Crime or crimes for which the person in the ballad is convicted. murder Date Date of ballad 1687 Notes Additional information related to the ballad pamphlet or related events Translation Notes: 1. Literally translates to ‘so was him the evil before the eye laid’ i.e. he witnessed the event. 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 Justitie gedaen binnen de Stad Goes, op den 4 November, 1687 Dutch