Song of the blacksmith | Good little horse

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by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Lied eines Schmiedes

(Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Fein Rößlein, ich 
Beschlage dich,
Sei frisch und fromm,
Und wieder komm!

Trag deinen Herrn
Stets treu dem Stern,
Der seiner Bahn
Hell glänzt voran.

 ... 

Trag auf dem Ritt
Mit jedem Tritt
Den Reiter du
Dem Himmel zu!

Nun Rößlein, ich
Beschlage dich,
Sei frisch und fromm,
Und wieder komm!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4-5 of the original text.

Composition:

Robert Schumann

Sechs Gedichte von Nikolaus Lenau und Requiem

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Text Authorship:

by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Lied eines Schmiedes", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Lied van een smid", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Song of the blacksmith", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson du forgeron", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canto di un maniscalco", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 63

Song of the blacksmith

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Good little horse,
I shoe you.
Be fresh and virtuous,
And come back again!

Carry your master
Always true to the star
That on his pathway
Shines brightly before him.

 ... 

Carry on the ride,
With every step,
Your rider
Toward heaven.

Now little horse,
I shoe you.
Be fresh and virtuous,
And come back again!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4-5 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2008 by Sharon Krebs, (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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Lenau (1802 - 1850), "Lied eines Schmiedes", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Viertes Buch, in Vermischte Gedichte
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-09
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