O mount and go

  O mount and go, 
  mount and make you ready, 
  O mount and go,  
  and be the Captain's lady.  

When the drums do beat, 
and the cannons rattle, 
Thou shalt sit in state, 
and see thy love in battle: 
  O mount and go, &c.

When the vanquish'd foe 
sues for peace and quiet, 
To the shades we'll go, 
and in love enjoy it. 
  O mount and go, &c.

Translation(s): FRE GER ITA

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• by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The Captain's lady", written 1789 [ author's text checked 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Mount your baggage", Hob. XXXIa. [baritone, violin, violoncello, piano, and instrumental ensemble] [
   text verified 1 time
  ]

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• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858) , title 1: "Hauptmanns Weib" CAT DUT ENG ITA FRE by Robert Alexander Schumann.
  • Go to the text.
    

Other available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , title 1: "La donna del capitano", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "La dame du capitaine", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2003-11-19.
Last modified: 2014-10-23 12:24:31
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La donna del capitano

Su, a cavallo!
Acciaio su corpo delicato,
elmo e spada
per la donna del capitano.

Al suono del tamburo,
nella nebbia della polvere,
vedi il giorno sanguinoso
e il tuo amato in battaglia.

Quando battiamo il nemico,
tu baci il tuo consorte
e vivi unita a lui
nell'ombra della pace.

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• a text in English by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The Captain's lady", written 1789 FRE GER
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Joseph Haydn. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2009-04-30.
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