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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)

Kleidermacher‑Mut
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Und als die Schneider revoltiert,
   Courage, Courage, Courage - hu!
so haben gar grausam sie massakriert
und stolz am Ende parlamentiert:
Herr König, das sollst du uns schawören.

Und drei Bedingungen woll'n wir stell'n,
   Courage, Courage, Courage - hu!
schaff' ab zum Ersten die Schneidermamsell'n,
die das Brot verkürzen uns Schneidergesellen,
Herr König, das sollst du uns schawören.

Die brennende Pfeife zum Andern sei
   Courage, Courage, Courage - hu!
zum höchsten Ärger der Polizei
auf offener Straße uns Schneidern frei,
Herr König, das sollst du uns schawören.

Das Dritte, Herr König, noch wissen wir's nicht,
   Courage, Courage, Courage - hu!
doch bleibt es das Best' an der ganzen Geschicht',
wir besteh'n auch darauf bis ans Jüngste Gericht!
Das Dritte, das sollst du uns schawören!
   Courage - hu!

Note: the misspellings in the last words of each stanza's penultimate line are intentional.


Text Authorship:

  • by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838) [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 Wilhelm Speyer (1790 - 1878), "Kleidermacher-Mut" [ voice and piano ], Stuttgart, Karl Göpel [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-10-28
Line count: 21
Word count: 122

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