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by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Beat! Beat! Drums!

(Sung text for setting by E. Bacon)

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Language: English

Our translations: FRE

Beat! beat! drums! - blow! bugles! blow!
Through the windows - through doors - burst like a ruthless force,
Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,
Into the school where the scholar is studying;
Leave not the bridegroom quiet - no happiness must he have now with his bride,
Nor the peaceful farmer any peace, ploughing his field or gathering his grain,
So fierce you whirr and pound, you drums - so shrill you bugles blow.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

Ernst Bacon

Ten Songs by Ernst Bacon

Text Authorship:

by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Beat! Beat! Drums!"

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FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Battez ! battez ! tambours !", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-04
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Word count: 229

Battez ! battez ! tambours !

(Sung text translation for setting by E. Bacon)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the English

Battez ! battez ! tambours ! soufflez ! clairons ! soufflez !
À travers les fenêtres -- à travers les portes -- éclatez comme une force impitoyable,
Dans l'église solennelle, et dispersez la congrégation,
Dans l'école où le chercheur étudie ;
Ne laissez pas le fiancé tranquille -- il ne doit maintenant avoir aucun bonheur avec sa fiancée,
Ni le paisible fermier aucune paix, en labourant son champ ou récoltant son grain,
Aussi férocement vous battez et vous frappez, tambours -- aussi vous soufflez, clairons.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2018 by Guy Laffaille, (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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This text was added to the website: 2018-12-16
Line count: 22
Word count: 249