by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
Translation by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858)

O mount and go
Language: English 
Our translations:  FRE ITA
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  O mount and go, 
  mount and make you ready, 
  O mount and go,  
  and be the Captain's lady.  

When the drums do beat, 
and the cannons rattle, 
Thou shalt sit in state, 
and see thy love in battle: 
  O mount and go, &c.

When the vanquish'd foe 
sues for peace and quiet, 
To the shades we'll go, 
and in love enjoy it. 
  O mount and go, &c.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The Captain's lady", written 1789

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La dame du capitaine", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La donna del capitano", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-19
Line count: 14
Word count: 68

Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
       Hoch zu Pferd!
   Stahl auf zartem Leibe,
   Helm und Schwert
   Ziemen Hauptmanns Weibe.
Tönet Trommelschlag
Unter Pulverdampf
Siehst du blut'gen Tag
Und dein Lieb im Kampf.--
 
   Schlagen wir den Feind,
Küssest du den Gatten,
Wohnst mit ihm vereint
In des Friedens Schatten.
   Hoch zu Pferd!
   Stahl auf zartem Leibe,
   Helm und Schwerdt sic
   Ziemen Hauptmanns Weibe. --

Composition:

    Set to music by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Hauptmanns Weib", op. 25 no. 19 (1840), published 1840 [ voice and piano ], from Myrten, no. 19, Leipzig, Kistner
        Score: IMSLP [external link]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Marta Garcia Cadena) , "La dona del capità", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De kapiteinsvrouw", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The captain’s wife", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La femme du capitaine", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 60