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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Den grünen Zeigern

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA LIT

Den grünen Zeigern,
Den roten Wangen,
Den lustigen Geigern
Bin ich nachgegangen
Von Schenk' zu Schenk',
Solang' ich denk'.

Am Tschako jetz trag' ich 
Die grünen Äste,
Rote Wangen, die schlag' ich
Den Feinden auf's Beste,
Kanonengebrumm
Musiziert herum.

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Text Authorship:

by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte, in Husarenlieder, no. 3 [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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Den grünen Zeigern", op. 117 no. 3 (1851), published 1852, from Vier Husarenlieder von Nikolaus Lenau, no. 3, Leipzig, Senff [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els verds senyals", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De groene wijzers", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Linda Godry) , "The indicating green branches", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les pancartes vertes", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Ai verdi segnali", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Paskui žalias rodykles", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 39

Les pancartes vertes

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Les pancartes vertes,
Les joues rouges,
Les violonistes joyeux
Je les suivais
De taverne en taverne
Depuis aussi longtemps que je me souviens.

Comme shako je porte maintenant
Des branches vertes,
Les joues rouges, je les bats
Aux ennemis du mieux que je peux,
Le grondement du canon
Est la musique qui nous entoure.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte, in Husarenlieder, no. 3
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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 54