Drinking song before battle | Battle, you are commencing!

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by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Trinklied vor der Schlacht

(Sung text for setting by J. Lang)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

    Schlacht, du brichst an!
Grüßt sie in freudigem Kreise,
Laut nach germanischer Weise.
     Brüder heran!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

Josephine Lang

Text Authorship:

by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813), "Trinklied vor der Schlacht", subtitle: "Nach der Weise: Feinde ringsum", written 1813, appears in Leier und Schwert, in Nachtrag aus des Dichters Nachlasse

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Brindis abans de la batalla", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Drinklied vóór de slag", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Drinking song before battle", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chanson à boire avant la bataille", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-09-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 93

Drinking song before battle

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Lang)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

     Battle, you are commencing!
Greet them in the joyful circle,
Loudly, according to the Germanic custom.
     Comrades, step forward!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2015 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 (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813), "Trinklied vor der Schlacht", subtitle: "Nach der Weise: Feinde ringsum", written 1813, appears in Leier und Schwert, in Nachtrag aus des Dichters Nachlasse
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This text was added to the website: 2015-01-10
Line count: 24
Word count: 119