For my research, i am looking for the oldest known examples of written Latvian. According to Wikipedia it's the translation of a Latvian hymn made by Nikolaus Ramm (1530) with no more info provided, no details, no resources. I assumed that it should be found somewhere. I Googled for it, with no success. I would really appreciate if you could find it for me, or at least provide a confirmation about whether it still exists or has been lost.
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1Have a look at this, it says that "they say" Ramm may have translated the hymn: lituanus.org/2002/02_2_07.htm– Yellow SkyCommented Jan 16, 2016 at 21:24
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As i understand, he translated German hymns to Latvian. I'm sorry, but how exactly does that help me? I need to find that text. :(– user11290Commented Jan 17, 2016 at 14:45
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It follows from that text that the originals didn't survive...– Yellow SkyCommented Jan 17, 2016 at 14:48
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You mean the part about traders in 1525.? I get that. But there's a mention about Riga Johann Briesmann's Kurtz Ordnung des Kirchendiensts, i guess that it contains Nikolaus Ramm's translation, right? It should be, because year 1530 is also mentioned here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_language quote: "The oldest known examples of written Latvian are from a 1530 translation of a hymn made by Nikolaus Ramm, a German pastor in Riga." Let's assume it's there, can you help me find it?– user11290Commented Jan 17, 2016 at 15:03
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Velta Ruke-Dravina's "The Standardization Process in Latvian" analyzes the language of these early texts, I suggest you check there.– neubauCommented Jan 19, 2016 at 2:47
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