Battle-weary and sunburnt | Battle-weary and sunburnt

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by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Biterolf

(Sung text for setting by H. Wolf)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Kampfmüd' und sonn'verbrannt,
Fern an der Heiden Strand,
Waldgrünes Thüringland,
Denk' ich an dich.
Mildklarer Sternenschein,
Du sollst mir Bote sein,
Geh, grüß' die Heimat mein,
Weit überm Meer!

Feinden von allerwärts,
Trotzt meiner Waffen Erz;
Wider der Sehnsucht Schmerz
Schirmt mich kein Schild.
Doch wie das Herz auch klagt,
Ausharr' ich unverzagt:
Wer Gottes Fahrt gewagt,
Trägt still sein Kreuz.

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

Composition:

Hugo Wolf

Sechs Gedichte von Scheffel, Mörike, Goethe and Kerner

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Text Authorship:

by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), "Im Lager vor Akkon 1190", appears in Frau Aventiure. Lieder aus Heinrich von Ofterdingens Zeit, in Biterolf, no. 1, first published 1870

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Battle-weary and sunburnt", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 94

Battle‑weary and sunburnt

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Wolf)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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Battle-weary and sunburnt,
far away by the heathen shore -
forest-green Thuringia -
I think of you.
Mild and clear starshine,
you shall be my messenger;
go, greet my homeland
far beyond the sea!

Enemies on every side
my bronze weapons defy;
but against the pain of longing
there is no shield to protect me.
Yet however my heart laments,
I endure without despair:
he who braves God's crusade
must bear his cross in silence.

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

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust, (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.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), "Im Lager vor Akkon 1190", appears in Frau Aventiure. Lieder aus Heinrich von Ofterdingens Zeit, in Biterolf, no. 1, first published 1870
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 117