Itunes erased most library music and now won't recognize ipod

My itunes library just kind of erased all of my songs except a couple. Now when I try to connect my ipod up to it, it tells me that I have to erase everything on my ipod except those couple of songs to be connected to the library. Now I can't download new songs or anything to my ipod without itunes. Please, PLEASE help, i'm desperate!

If I try transfering my purchases from the ipod to the library, would it erase my ipod stuff?

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