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Der Husar, Trara! Was ist die Gefahr? Sein herzliebster Schatz! Sie winkt, mit einem Satz Ist er da, trara! Der Husar, Trara! Was ist die Gefahr? Sein Wein; flink! flink! Säbel blink! Säbel trink! Trink Blut! trara! Der Husar, Trara! Was ist die Gefahr? Sein herzliebster Klang, Sein Leibgesang, Schlafgesang, trara!
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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. 1 [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), "Der Husar, trara!", op. 117 no. 1 (1851), published 1852, from Vier Husarenlieder von Nikolaus Lenau, no. 1, Leipzig, Senff [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L’hússar, tra-la-la!", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De huzaar, trara!", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "The husar, trara!", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le hussard, trara !", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "L'ussaro, tra la la!", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Husaras, trara!", copyright © 2023, (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: 18
Word count: 51
De huzaar, Trara! Wat is het gevaar? Zijn liefje, zijn schat! Zij wenkt, meteen zowat Is hij daar, trara! De huzaar, Trara! Wat is het gevaar? Zijn wijn; flink, flink! Sabel blink! Sabel drink! Drink bloed! Trara! De huzaar, Trara! Wat is het gevaar? Zijn dierbaarste zang, Zijn lijfsgezang, Slaapgezang, trara!
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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. 1
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-18
Line count: 18
Word count: 51