In papal rites I'll live and die,
And clothe me in silk embroidery;
In foray or chace I'll take my pleasure,
And eat and drink in ample measure;
Had I been priest in days of yore,
A peasant's dress I then had wore.[860]
We once were shepherds, but now we reign kings,
For a shepherd I'll pass 'mong the lambkins poor things....
[860] Wenn es stünd, wie im Anfang der Kilchen,
Ich trüge vielleicht grobes Tuch und Zwilchen. (Ibid.)