A Strasburgo sulla trincea | A Strasburgo sulla trincea

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Amelia Maria Imbarrato

Zu Straßburg auf der Schanz

(Sung text for setting by G. Mahler)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA SPA

Zu Straßburg auf der Schanz,
Da ging mein Trauern an,
Das Alphorn hört' ich drüben wohl anstimmen,
Ins Vaterland mußt ich hinüber schwimmen,
Das ging ja nicht an.

Ein Stund'  in der Nacht
Sie haben mich gebracht;
Sie führten mich gleich vor des Hauptmanns Haus,
Ach Gott, sie fischten mich im Strome auf,
Mit mir ist es aus.

Früh Morgens um zehn Uhr
Stellt man mich vor's Regiment;
Ich soll da bitten um Pardon,
Und ich bekomm doch meinen Lohn,
Das weiß ich schon.

Ihr Brüder allzumal,
Heut' seht ihr mich zum letztenmal;
Der Hirtenbub ist nur Schuld daran,
Das Alphorn hat mir's angetan,
Das klag ich an.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4 of the original text.

At the top of the poem: "Fliegendes Blat."

Composition:

Gustav Mahler

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Der Schweizer", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn, earlier title: Der Schweizer (Fliegendes Blatt)

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In Strassburg on the rampart", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À Strasbourg sur le rempart", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "A Strasburgo sulla trincea", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "En Estrasburgo, en la muralla", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Jakob Kellner

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 30
Word count: 167

A Strasburgo sulla trincea

(Sung text translation for setting by G. Mahler)

See original

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)

A Strasburgo sulla trincea,
cominciarono i miei guai;
quando sentii laggiù il suono del corno alpino.
In patria volli tornare a nuoto,
ma non si poteva fare.

A un'ora di notte
mi hanno preso,
mi portarono subito in casa del capitano,
o Dio, mi hannopescato nel fiume!
Per me è finita!

La mattina alle dieci
mi mettono davanti al reggimento;
devo chiedere perdono,
ma avrò quello che mi spetta,
già lo so.

Voi fratelli tutti insieme,
oggi mi vedete per l'ultima volta;
tutta colpa del pastorello,
il corno alpino me l'ha fatta,
ed io lo accuso.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-4 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2006 by Amelia Maria Imbarrato, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Der Schweizer", appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn, earlier title: Der Schweizer (Fliegendes Blatt)
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