Le soldat | Bien que mon cheval ne soit pas très fringant

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

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Der Soldat

(Sung text for setting by H. Sommer)

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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 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:

Hans Sommer

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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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

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Le soldat

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Sommer)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Bien que mon cheval ne soit pas très fringant,
Il est cependant très malin,
Il me porte dans le noir vers un petit château
Assez vite.

Bien que le château ne soit pas tout à fait magnifique,
De la porte vers le jardin
Chaque nuit marche une jeune fille,
Là-bas aimablement.

Et bien que cette petite
Ne soit pas la plus belle au monde,
Il n'y en a pas d'autre
Que j'aime mieux.

Et si elle parle de mariage
Je sauterai sur mon cheval --
Je resterai dehors
Et elle restera au château.

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a text in German (Deutsch) 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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