E caiu a noite, e cavalgámos até lá

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by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876)

Translation © by Margarida Moreno

Und wir dachten an die Toten

(Sung text for setting by F. Liszt)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG POR

 ... 

Und nun kam die Nacht, und wir ritten hindann,
rundum die Wachtfeuer lohten;
die Rosse schnoben, der Regen rann -
und wir dachten der Toten, der Toten!

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 8 of the original text.

Beneath the poem: "(16. August 1870)"

Composition:

Franz (Ferenc) Liszt

Text Authorship:

by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876), "Die Trompete von Vionville", written 1870

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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E caiu a noite, e cavalgámos até lá

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Liszt)

See original

Language: Portuguese (Português) after the German (Deutsch)

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 8 of the original text.

Note: this is a translation of Liszt's setting.

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