Absurd German text: approximate English translation, 2012. Updated 2018
Approximate English translation:
The German Peasants' War, the German Peasants' War 4 F4/6
Brought the peasants no victory
The peasants were strongly burdened 2 Bb4/6
By the good society 2 F4/6
Namely: sovereigns, parsons and citizens 2 C4/6 - 2 F4/6
Namely: sovereigns, parsons and citizens 2 C4/6 - 2 F4/6
Some sovereigns threw the peasants into the tower 4 F4/6 ...
Had their ears cut off
Had eyes gouged out and fingers chopped
They were beheaded and broken on the wheel and burned even more ...
The German Peasants' War, the German Peasants' War 4 F4/6 ...
Brought the peasants no victory
They joined a great crowd
Made captive noblemen run the gauntlet
But their exploitation did not end
And their suffering did not end
(German Peasants' War, 15241527)