Je suis le contrebandier | Je suis le contrebandier

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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Der Contrabandiste

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Ich bin der Contrabandiste,
Weiß wohl Respekt mir zu schaffen.
Allen zu trotzen, ich weiß es,
Furcht nur, die hab' ich vor keinem.
Drum nur lustig, nur lustig!

Wer kauft Seide, Tabak!
Ja wahrlich, mein Rößlein ist müde,
Ich eil', ich eile, ja eile,
Sonst faßt mich noch gar die Runde,
Los geht der Spektakel dann.
Lauf nur zu, o mein Pferdchen,
Lauf zu, mein lustiges Pferdchen.
Ach, mein liebes, gutes Pferdchen,
Weißt ja davon, mich zu tragen!

Text Authorship:

by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Manuel Vicente del Pópulo García (1775 - 1832), "Yo que soy contrabandista", first published 1808
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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), "Der Contrabandiste", op. 74 no. 10 (1849), published 1849 [ baritone and piano ], from Spanisches Liederspiel, no. 10, labelled as "Anhang"; Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in Spanish (Español), [adaptation] ; composed by Fernando J. Obradors.

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El contrabandista", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De smokkelaar", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The smuggler", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Je suis le contrebandier", copyright © 2011, (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: 14
Word count: 78

Je suis le contrebandier

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

Je suis le contrebandier,
Et je sais bien inspirer le respect.
Je sais défier n'importe qui,
Je n'ai peur de personne.
Alors, vive la joie, vive la joie !

Qui veut acheter soie ou tabac !
Oui mon petit cheval est vraiment fatigué,
Je me presse, oui, me presse,
Sinon la garde m'attrapera encore,
Et alors ça va faire du barouf.
Cours donc, mon joyeux petit cheval,
Ah, mon cher et bon petit cheval,
Tu sais bien me supporter !

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884) [an adaptation]
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Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Manuel Vicente del Pópulo García (1775 - 1832), "Yo que soy contrabandista", first published 1808
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2011-04-04
Line count: 13
Word count: 77