Ir sult sprechen willekomen

Ir sult sprechen willekomen is a poem by Walthers von der Vogelweide. Thematically, it does neither fully belong to the Minnesang nor to the Sangspruchdichtung, but it commingles both forms.

In the 19th century, the poem was rediscovered by German nationalists and even served as an inspiration for Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben and his Deutschlandlied.

Since 1973, it has been taken into consideration that Walther repudiated an attack by Peire Vidal, who had denigrated the Germans.