("Our Dear Virgin from the Cold Well") is a fictional Landsknecht song that was first published in 1556, in the last volume of , a five volume collection of songs written and published by Georg Forster. It was first published without a corresponding melody. The German composer Johann Stahel later composed a melody for the song. "Our Dear Virgin" is a reference to the Virgin Mary.
Lyrics.
<score sound="1">
\relative { 
a' a c c | a2 g4 g | c c d2 | e2 r4 e4 | e e e e | \break 
f2 e4 e | e e e( d) | c2 r | e4. e8 e4 d | c2 a4 a | c c d d | \break
e2 r4 e4 | e e e e | f2 e4 e | d d c b | a2( e'4.) e8 | d4 d b b | a2. r4 
\addlyrics { 
Un -- ser lie -- be Frau -- e vom kal -- ten Bron -- nen, 
be -- scher uns ar -- men Lands -- knecht' ein' war -- me Son -- nen, 
daß wir nit er -- frie -- ren,
gehn in des Wir -- tes Haus
wir ein mit vol -- lem Säc -- kel,
mit leer -- em wie -- der aus __
mit leer -- em wie -- der aus.
</score>
Original lyrics, as published in the 16th century: