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Wir ziehen in die Welt hinaus Mit schallend gleichem Schritt, Und nehmen aus der Vaterhaus, Nur Muth und Frohsinn mit. Wir brauchen weder Hof noch Feld, Noch was den Andern werth, Wir haben uns nur Eins erwählt, Dieß Eine ist das Schwert. Das tauschen wir um keinerlei Um Hammer nicht und Pflug, An beiden geht es rasch vorbei, Doch nicht vorbei am Krug. Da rasten wir nach Kriegerart, Sei's auch auf hartem Strunk, Und waschen uns den Staub vom Bart Mit einem frischen Trunk. So tragen wir Strapatz und Plag, Und sind an Frohsinn reich; Denn was uns immer treffen mag, Das trifft uns ja zugleich. Doch ruft zum Kampf das Vaterland, Zum Kampf für Haus und Herd, So sind wir Alle gleich zur Hand Und schwingen hoch das Schwert.
Confirmed with Johann Nepomuk Vogl, Soldaten-Lieder mit Bildern und Singweisen, Wien: Verlag von Carl Gerold, 1849, pages 6-7.
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Nepomuk Vogl (1802 - 1866), "Wir ziehen in die Welt hinaus", appears in Soldatenlieder [author's text checked 1 time 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 Matthias Durst (1815 - 1875), "Wir ziehen in die Welt hinaus", published 1849 [ ttbb chorus ], Wien: Verlag von Carl Gerold [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "We set forth out into the world", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2021-04-29
Line count: 24
Word count: 130
We set forth out into the world With resounding, matching steps, And from our father's house we take along Only courage and a merry spirit. We need neither farm nor field, Nor that which others prize; We have chosen only one thing for ourselves, And that one thing is the sword. We do not trade that for anything, Not for a hammer and not for a plow, We march quickly past those two things, But not past the inn. There we rest as soldiers do, Even if it be upon a hard stump, And we wash the dust from our beards With a refreshing drink. Thus we bear hardship and trials, And are rich in merriness; For whatever may befall us, That befalls us together. But when the fatherland calls to battle, To battle for house and hearth, Then we are all immediately at hand And swing our swords high.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Nepomuk Vogl (1802 - 1866), "Wir ziehen in die Welt hinaus", appears in Soldatenlieder
This text was added to the website: 2021-04-29
Line count: 24
Word count: 150