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Hoch zu Pferd! Stahl auf zartem Leibe, Helm und Schwert Ziemen Hauptmanns Weibe. Tönet Trommelschlag Unter [Pulverdampfe,]1 Siehst du blut'gen Tag Und dein Lieb im [Kampfe]2.-- Schlagen wir den Feind, Küssest du den Gatten, Wohnst mit ihm vereint In des Friedens Schatten. Hoch zu Pferd! Stahl auf zartem Leibe, Helm und Schwerdt [sic] Ziemen Hauptmanns Weibe. --
Confirmed with Robert Burns’ Gedichte deutsch von W. Gerhard, Leipzig: Verlag von Joh. Ambr. Barth, 1840, page 118
1 Schumann: "Pulverdampf"2 Schumann: "Kampf"
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Hauptmanns Weib" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The Captain's lady", written 1789
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ferdinand David (1810 - 1873), "Hauptmann's Weib", op. 27 (Sechs Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1850 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Hauptmanns Weib", op. 25 no. 19 (1840), published 1840 [ voice and piano ], from Myrten, no. 19, Leipzig, Kistner
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , "La dona del capità", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De kapiteinsvrouw", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The captain’s wife", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La femme du capitaine", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 60
Mount your steed! Armour upon your delicate body, Helmet and sword Behoove a captain’s wife. When the drums sound Under the clouds of gunpowder, You shall see the bloody day And your beloved in the battle. If we vanquish the enemy, You shall kiss your spouse, Shall live united with him In the shadow of peace. Mount your steed! Armour upon your delicate body, Helmet and sword Behoove a captain’s wife.
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Hauptmanns Weib"
Based on:
- a text in English by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The Captain's lady", written 1789
This text was added to the website: 2016-01-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 72