Wizlav (the boy) who was probably identical with Prince Wizlav III of Rügen ( 1325) was not
only a creator of original texts but also a gifted melodist. Among the authors of Middle High
German songs he occupies a special position since all the melodies not only to his songs but
also to his minnesongs have been preserved in the Jena Song Manuscript (c. 1340 50) the
minnesong melodies have otherwise been almost completely lost. The new edition takes the place
of older attempts at editions. It offers not only the texts and melodies but also translations
into New High German as well as a detailed commentary on the stanzaic forms the melodies the
text types and the sometimes difficult language of the author plus a facsimile of the source.
