Loff Cloecke Boots-ghesellen Die altoos met voordacht U gaet te weere stellen Teghen d'Roovers gheslacht, Alsmen heeft sien gheschieden In Yrlandt nu ter tijt, Die voor u ghinghen vlieden Verstroyt ghy door den strijt. Al van Edam? verheven Den Vromen Capiteyn, Moy Lambert? daerbeneven En hun Bootsvolck ghemeyn, Die Coeghels Lustich vloghen Door crachtelijck firtuyt, De Roovers zijn bedroghen, Den brandt quam in haer Cruyt. D'overloop en Compaigne Tsaem vloghen inde locht, Gheen meerdere Calaigne Een Mensche hooren mocht, Die hun wilden salveeren Met zwemmen nae het Landt Dees moesten sterven leeren, Men sloeghse doot met schant. Die stoutharte Matroosen In sulcken kloeckicheyt, Malkandren wel verpoosen Alst tot het strijden leyt. De Zee die moetmen schuymen Ghelijck nu is ghedaen En doen die Roovers ruymen Jae nae hun kerckhof gaen. Capiteyn Cleuter koene En Pellecoren vroom, Hebben in dit saysoene Den Nooreweeghschen Stroom Mee soecken te bevrijden, Met Schepen ghemonteert 't Bootsvolck tot allen tijden Haer hebben kloeck gheweert. Een Zee Roover boosdadich Voor Berghen? op de Ree, Hem weerden onghenaedich Maer namen hem noch mee, Hoe wreet sy schenen even, In dit seer stout bestaen Moestent int laetst opgheven Maer gaven hun ghevaen. Den tweeden dach in Meye Quamen tot Amsterdam Dees Roovers met gheleye God weet hoet hun bequam, Die als Tyghers en Beeren Tvolck Roofden op de Zee, Gheketent vol oneeren Ghevanghen moesten mee. Nae haer ghepleeghde wercken, Den loon staet voor de deur, Dees Goddeloose Clercken Haest krijghen haeren keur, Om nae hun Graf te klimmen Met eene Ladder hoogh T'moet doch met haer verslimmen Dan worden sy haest droogh. Loff kloecke Bootsghesellen Manhaftich wilt u spoen, Dan salmen meer vertellen Van uwe Feyten koen, Hout Manlijck u nae desen Als ghy deed't t'elcken keer, Wilt gheen Zee Roovers vreesen Maer vangter tienmael meer. | Hail brave Sailors Who always of set purpose Are ready to defend Against the Robber race Such as we could see In Ireland these days Who fled before You And were scattered. Setting sail from Edam The Captain Moy Lambert was very religious As were the common sailors Cannonballs shot through the sky by virtuous labour The Robbers had bad luck, The powderroom caught flames. Deck and Landing Blew up together, No greater disaster Was heard by Man Who would salute them as they swam towards Land These met with their death Shamefully they were slain Those hardy sailors With many a brave act Entertained eachother well If it leads to fighting. On the sea they roam As is done these days And clear it of Rovers And put them in the Cemetery. Captain Cleuter brave And Pellecoren virtuous, Have in this season Tried to clear the Waters 'round Norway Monitoring with vessels The sailors being ready at all times Averted themselves well A wicked Sea Robber Near Berghen at Ree Was turned back without mercy And captured him as well Very cruel they seemed In this wicked Trade In the end forced to surrender they were captured. The second day of May They arrived in Amsterdam The robbers were led God knows how they felt, Who like Tigers and Bears Robbed the people at sea, Now chained dishonourably As prisoners they came. As they have sowed So they will now reap These godless preachers Soon get their reward, To climb towards their graves On a ladder high It will make it worse 'Till they are wrung dry. Praise to these brave sailors With courage make haste, So we cane relate more often Of your brave exploits Take heart after this If you should do it often, Do not fear any Sea Robbers But catch 10 times more. |