Der von Kürenberg
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Der von Kürenberg or Der Kürenberger was a Middle High German poet and one of the earliest Minnesänger. Fifteen strophes of his songs are preserved in the Codex Manesse and the Budapest Fragment.
Der von Kürenberg (Codex Manesse, 14th Century)
The 15 strophes of Der von Kürenberg's lyrics in the Codex Manesse, folio 63v.
Minnesang
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Minnesang was a tradition of German lyric- and song-writing that flourished in the Middle High German period. The name derives from minne, the Middle High German word for love, as that was Minnesang's
Walther von der Vogelweide (Codex Manesse, ca. 1300)
Melody and text of Neidhart von Reuental, "Der schwarze dorn" (MS c)
Otto von Botenlauben Fountain
Carmina Burana wheel