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Wir zogen mit einander
Hornist und Musketier,
Vier Arme, wenn wir stritten,
Zwei Füße, wenn wir schritten,
Ein Herz, wenn im Quartier.
Wir hielten fest zusammen,
Was immer mochte sein;
So bald mein Horn sich rührte
Da focht und da marschirte
Der Brave hinterdrein.
Bis auf das Feld von Lützen,
Da traf die Kugel recht,
Da lag in seinem Blute
Der treue und der gute,
Der tapfre Landesknecht;
Und sprach: Daß Gott genade,
Mir kommt die letzte Noth!
Drum' deck' mich zu mit Rasen
Und thu' das Lied mir blasen:
"Wohl starb er treuen Tod!"
Ich nahm ihn in die Arme,
Die Augen schloß er sacht; --
Ob er, ob ich geschieden? --
Wir lagen Beid' in Frieden
Und tief auf uns die Nacht.
Drauf deckt ich ihn mit Rasen,
So wie er mir gebot,
Und blies mit hellen Zähren
Ihm übers Grab zu Ehren:
"Wohl starb er treuen Tod."
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-6 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ferdinand Kamm (1845 - 1897), "Wohl starb er treuen Tod", op. 45 (Liedersaal für Frauenchor. 90 drei- und vierstimmige Lieder für Schule, Haus und Verein) no. 15, published 1896, stanzas 1-6 [ ssa chorus ], Zürich & Leipzig: Hug
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Scheurlin (1802 - 1872), "Treuer Tod", appears in Gedichte (1851), in Leben, first published 1851
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-27
Line count: 40
Word count: 199
We travelled together,
Bugler and musketeer,
Four arms when we were fighting,
Two feet when we were marching,
One heart when we were in our quarters.
We stuck together tightly,
Whatever happened;
As soon as my bugle sounded,
The good man fought
And marched behind me.
Until upon the battlefield of Lützen,
There the bullet hit accurately,
There in his blood he lay,
The faithful and the good,
The valiant mercenary; --
And said: may God have mercy,
I am facing the last adversity!
Cover me therefore with grass
And blow for me the song:
"Truly, he died a stalwart death!"
I took him in my arms,
He gently closed his eyes; --
Did he, did I depart this earth? --
We both lay in peace
And deep night lay upon us.
Then I covered him with grass,
As he had commanded me,
And with bright tears I bugled
Over his grave in his honour:
"Truly, he died a stalwart death!"
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-6 of the original text.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 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 Georg Scheurlin (1802 - 1872), "Treuer Tod", appears in Gedichte (1851), in Leben, first published 1851
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-21
Line count: 40
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