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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Der Schildwache Nachtlied
 (Sung text for setting by T. Streicher)
 Matches base text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE ITA RUS SPA
"Ich kann und mag nicht fröhlich sein;
Wenn alle Leute schlafen, 
So muß ich wachen,
Muß traurig sein."

"Ach Knabe, du sollst nicht traurig sein,
Will deiner warten,
Im Rosengarten,
Im grünen Klee."

"Zum grünen Klee, da komm ich nicht,
zum Waffengarten
Voll Helleparten
Bin ich gestellt."

"Stehst du im Feld, so helf dir Gott,
An Gottes Segen 
Ist alles gelegen,
Wer's glauben tut."

"Wer's glauben tut, ist weit davon,
Er ist ein König,
Er ist ein Kaiser,
Er führt den Krieg."

Halt! Wer da? Rund! Bleib' mir vom Leib!
Wer sang es hier? Wer sang zur Stund'?
Verlorne Feldwacht 
Sang es um Mitternacht.
Mitternacht! Feldwacht!

Composition:

    Set to music by Theodor Streicher (1874 - 1940), "Der Schildwache Nachtlied", published 1903, from Dreissig Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La cançó nocturna del sentinella", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The sentinel's nightsong", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant de nuit de la sentinelle", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canto notturno della sentinella", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • RUS Russian (Русский) (Elena Kalinina) , "Ночная песня часового ", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "La canción nocturna del centinela", 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: 25
Word count: 106

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