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by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)

Der Soldat I
 (Sung text for setting by H. Wolf)
 Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE FRE ITA
  Ist auch schmuck nicht mein Rößlein,
So ist's doch recht klug,
Trägt im Finstern zu 'nem Schlößlein
Mich rasch noch genug.

  Ist das Schloß auch nicht prächtig,
Zum Garten aus der Thür
Tritt ein Mädchen doch allnächtig
Dort freundlich herfür.

  Und ist auch die Kleine
Nicht die Schönst' auf der Welt,
So gibt's doch just Keine,
Die mir besser gefällt.

  Und spricht sie vom Freien:
So schwing' ich mich auf mein Roß --
Ich bleibe im Freien,
Und sie auf dem Schloß.

Composition:

    Set to music by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Der Soldat I" [ voice and piano ], from Eichendorff-Lieder, no. 5

Text Authorship:

  • by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), no title, appears in Gedichte, in 1. Wanderlieder, in Der Soldat, no. 1

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El soldat I", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The soldier", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le soldat", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Anche se non è elegante il mio cavallo", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 93

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