Have ye seen him pass by?

The voice of Nele, in search of Tyl Ulenspiegel, singing:

"Oh, have ye seen him, ye that pass,

The lover I have lost, alas!

Feckless he wandereth, knowing no tie--

Have ye seen him pass by?

As tender lamb the eagle seizeth,

So on my poor heart he feedeth.

Beardless his chin, though to manhood nigh--

Have ye seen him pass by?

Languisheth ever the faithful dove,

Seeking, seeking her fickle love.

So, far more so, languish I--

Have ye seen him pass by?"

Tyl Ulenspiegel, jokingly:

"In a shaky old cart with age all green,

Your feckless sweetheart I have seen;

And a glutton rides with him, like pig in sty--

I have seen him pass by!"