Highland-Lad | Most handsome lad I ever met

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by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Hochlandbursch

(Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Scottish (Scots)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG

Schönster Bursch den je ich traf,
  Wackrer Bursche, Hochlandbursch!
Trug den Plaid und war so brav;
  Wackrer Bursche, Hochlandbursch!
Blaue Mütze stand ihm gut;
  Wackrer Bursche, Hochlandbursch!
War ein edles treues Blut,
  Wackrer Bursche, Hochlandbursch!

Hörnerschall, Kanonenhall,
  Holde Maid vom Niederland,
Dröhnen in der Berge Wall;
  Holde Maid vom Niederland.
Ruhm und Ehre laden ein:
  Holde Maid vom Niederland,
Freiheit soll die Loosung sein,
  Holde Maid vom Niederlande!

Rückwärts wird die Sonne gehn,
  Wackrer Bursche, Hochlandbursch!
Eh sie muthlos dich gesehn;
  Wackrer Bursche, Hochlandbursch!
Folge deines Ruhmes Stern;
  Wackrer Bursche, Hochlandbursch!
Land und Krone deinem Herrn,
  Wackrer Bursche, Hochlandbursch!

Composition:

Robert Schumann

Fünf Lieder nach Robert Burns für gemischten Chor

IMSLP

Text Authorship:

by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Hochland-Bursch" [an adaptation]

Based on:

a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Air"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El noi de les Terres Altes", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De Hooglandboy", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Highland-Lad", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Dr. Gerrit den Hartogh , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2004-06-30
Line count: 24
Word count: 123

Highland‑Lad

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Schumann)

See original

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Most handsome lad I ever met,
  Valiant lad, highland-lad,
Wore the plaid and was so brave;
  Valiant lad, highland-lad,
The blue cap suited him well;
  Valiant lad, highland-lad,
Was a noble faithful blade,
  Valiant lad, highland-lad.

The sound of horns, the reverberation of cannons,
  Lovely maiden from the lowlands,
Drone in the mountains‘ ramparts;
  Lovely maiden from the lowlands,
Renown and honour beckon:
  Lovely maiden from the lowlands,
Freedom shall be our watchword,
  Maiden from the lowlands,

The sun would have to reverse its course
  Valiant lad, highland-lad,
Before it would see you discouraged;
  Valiant lad, highland-lad,
Follow your fame’s star;
  Valiant lad, highland-lad,
The country and the crown to your lord,
  Valiant lad, highland-lad!

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 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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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Hochland-Bursch" [an adaptation]
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Based on:

a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Air"
- Go to the text page.

Go to the general single-text view

This text was added to the website: 2017-02-11
Line count: 24
Word count: 123