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Here children live at length and breadth, / All that Thyl Uilenspiegel did, / And if you want to sing, then sing after; / The ancient tune of Pierelala
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Sheet with 20 depictions of the life of Till Eulenspiegel. Below each image a four-line verse. Numbered top right: 8.
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Credit lineHier kind'ren leeft ge in 't lang en breed, / Al wat Thyl Uilenspiegel deed, / En wild gy 't zingen zingt dan na; / De aloude wys van Pierelala. 1781 - 1800. Koene, S. & W.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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Here, children, you read at length / All that Thyl Ulenspiegel did / And, if you wish to sing it? Sing it then: / The ancient tune of Pierlala
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