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by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905)

Translation © by John H. Campbell

Bin ein fahrender Gesell

(Sung text for setting by A. Foote)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Bin ein fahrender Gesell,
Kenne keine Sorgen.
Labt mich heut' der Felsenquell,
Thut es Rheinwein morgen.
Bin ein Ritter lobesan,
Reit' auf Schusters Rappen,
Führ' den lock'ren Zeisighahn
Und den Spruch im Wappen:
  Lustig Blut und leichter Sinn
  Hin ist hin, hin ist hin. 
        Amen.

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Meister Wirth, darfst heut nicht ruh'n,
Schlag' heraus den Zapfen! 
Back', Frau Wirthin, mir ein Huhn 
Und zum Nachtisch Krapfen! 
Was ich heut nicht zahlen kann,
Zahlen will ich's künftig,
Darum schreib's mit Kreide an,
Wirth, und denk' vernünftig:
  Lustig Blut und leichter Sinn,
  Hin ist hin, hin ist hin.
        Amen. 

Wein' dir nicht die Äuglein trüb',
Mägdelein, vor Trauer!
Fahrender Gesellen Lieb'
Ist von kurzer Dauer;
Fahrender Gesellen Lieb'
Endet vor den Thoren.
Wein' dir nicht die Äuglein trüb';
Hast nicht viel verloren.
  Lustig Blut und leichter Sinn,
  Hin ist hin, hin ist hin.
        Amen.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-4 of the original text.

Composition:

Arthur Foote

Vier Gesänge

Text Authorship:

by Rudolph Baumbach (1840 - 1905), "Bin ein fahrender Gesell", appears in Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

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ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "I am a young wayfarer", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: John H. Campbell , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 55
Word count: 240

I am a young wayfarer

(Sung text translation for setting by A. Foote)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I am a young wayfarer,   
without worries:
today I drink from the spring,
tomorrow the Rhine-wine.
I am an honorable knight, 
riding on Shank's pony, 
On my coat of arms
is emblaz'd the motto:
Merry blood and light spirit
and what's lost is lost. 
Amen.

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Weep you not with eyes so red,
Maiden, before mourning know:
the wayfarer's love
is of short duration, 
the wayfarer's love is so brief
it lasts hardly til' I'm out the door.
Weep you not with eyes so red,
you've not lost much:
Merry blood and light spirit
and what's lost is lost. 
Amen.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-4 of the original text.

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 55
Word count: 203