"Der Vampir" [The Vampire] (1748) by: Heinrich August Ossenfelder

My dear young maiden clingeth ¹ 

Unbending, fast and firm ²

To all the long-held teaching ³

Of a mother ever true; ⁴

As in vampires unmortal ⁵

Folk on the Theyse's portal ^6*

Heyduck-like do believe. ^7**

But my Christine thou dost dally, ⁸

And wilt my loving parry ⁹

Till I myself avenging ¹⁰ 

To a vampire's health a-drinking 

Him toast in pale tockay. ^12***

And as softly thou art sleeping ¹³

To thee shall I come creeping ¹⁴ 

And thy life's blood drain away. ¹⁵

And so shalt thou be trembling ¹⁶

For thus shall I be kissing ¹⁷

And death's threshold thou' it be crossing ¹⁸

With fear, in my cold arms. ¹⁹

And last shall I thee question ²⁰

Compared to such instruction ²¹

What are a mother's charms?