Under der linden

Manuscripts and melody

The four strophes of the song are preserved in only two manuscripts:

• The Weingarten Manuscript
• The Manesse Codex

Neither manuscript contains melodies, and the melody of the song is therefore unknown. The melody of an anonymous Old French folk song "En mai au douz tens novels" fits the metre of the lyric, suggesting that "Under der linden" might be a contrafactum of a French original.