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Wagen mußt du und flüchtig erbeuten, Hinter uns schon durch die Nacht hör' ich's schreiten, Schwing' auf mein Roß dich nur schnell Und küß' noch im Flug mich wildschönes Kind, Geschwind, Denn der Tod ist ein rascher Gesell.
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Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder, in Der Soldat, no. 2 [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 Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "Reiterlied", op. 12 (3 Männerchöre) no. 2 (1872-3) [ TTBB chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Der Soldat II", 1886-8 [ voice and piano ], from Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 6
Score: IMSLP [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El soldat II", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le soldat", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Devi osare e rapidamente ottenere", copyright © 2008, (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: 6
Word count: 38
Devi osare e rapidamente ottenere, dietro di noi nella notte già la sento avanzare, Balza veloce sul mio cavallo, e baciami ancora a volo mia bella scontrosa, ma fallo di corsa, perché la Morte è una compagna più lesta.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2008 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder, in Der Soldat, no. 2
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-01
Line count: 6
Word count: 39
