Thijsken van den Schilde
Willem Pijper
All is well and peaceful
in all home countries
without Thijsken van den Schilde
He has been caught in Delder
His body lies heavily in prison.
His wife Van den Schilde
Was in a high tower
When she saw the men, the horsemen
the burghers coming in.
She didn't see her Thijsken, her dear lover.
"You horsemen and highwaymen,
You gentlemen of the streets,
Where did you leave my lover,
My dear Thijsken van den Schilde
Where is he, my dear lover?"
"Oh wife Van den Schilde,
You must know
That Thijsken van den Schilde
Has been caught in Delder.
He is in prison, your dear love."
The woman Van den Schilde
Wouldn't believe it.
She let her horse be saddled
Yes, saddled and bridled.
She rode to the high house in Delder.
"Oh, Thijsken van den Schilde,
You wouldn't believe me
That you would get caught
By day or by night,
That you'd get caught at midnight."
"Yes, my wife, Van den Schilde,
It was your own fault
You wanted to wear silver,
Silver and red gold,
You wanted to wear reddish gold."
"Oh, Thijsken van den Schilde
I would have been silent
About silver and gold,
If I had weighed
That it would cost you your beautiful young body now."
"Oh dear wife Van den Schilde
Wouldn't you be sorry
If the black ravens,
If the birds would eat me,
That many small birds would eat me?"
"Oh, Thijsken van den Schilde
That won't happen to you.
I'll take care of you
And I'll hang roses around you
So that your beautiful young body will rest upon them."