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Die Trommel gerühret, Das Pfeifchen gespielt! Mein Liebster gewaffnet Dem Haufen befiehlt, Die Lanze hoch führet, Die Leute regieret. Wie klopft mir das Herz! Wie wallt mir das Blut! O hätt' ich ein Wämslein Und Hosen und Hut! Ich folgt' ihm zum Tor 'naus mit mutigem Schritt, Ging' durch die Provinzen, ging' überall mit. Die Feinde schon weichen, Wir schiessen da drein; Welch' Glück sondergleichen, Ein Mannsbild zu sein!
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Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Egmont [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Klärchens Lied I", alternate title: "Die Trommel gerühret", op. 84 no. 1, from stage composition Egmont, no. 2
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time] - by Walter Braunfels (1882 - 1954), "Die Trommel gerühret", op. 29 no. 2 (1916-7) [ voice and piano ], from Drei Goethe-Lieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Grund (1791 - 1874), "Aus Egmont", published c1830, from Sechs Lieder von Goethe, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Christoph Kienlen (1783 - 1829), "Lied aus Egmont", published 1810, from Zwölf Lieder von Goethe, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Friedrich Bonneval de La Trobe (1769 - 1845), "Aus Egmont" [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf deutsche Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Bang the drum!", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "On bat le tambour!", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 69
De trom nu geslagen, De fluit nu gespeeld! Mijn liefste gewapend, Die troepen beveelt, De lans hoog gedragen, Het volk moet hij schragen. Hoe klopt mij het hart! Hoe welt mij het bloed! O, had ik een buis maar, Een broek en een hoed! Ik volgd’ hem de poort uit Met moedige stap, Ging door de gewesten, Ik zette mij schrap. De vijand gaat wijken, Wij maken hem klein, ’t Geluk zonder gelijke, Een man slechts te zijn!
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Klaartjes eerste lied uit ‘Egmont’Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Egmont
This text was added to the website: 2014-09-19
Line count: 18
Word count: 78