Il Tamburino | Se mia madre sapesse fare magie

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by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)

Translation © by Amelia Maria Imbarrato

Der Tambour

(Sung text for setting by H. Riesenfeld)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE FRE ITA

Wenn meine Mutter hexen könnt,
Da müßt sie mit dem Regiment,
Nach Frankreich, überall mit hin,
Und wär die Marketenderin.
Im Lager, wohl um Mitternacht,
Wenn Niemand auf ist als die Wacht,
Und Alles schnarchet, Roß und Mann,
Vor meiner Trommel sass ich dann:
Die Trommel müßt' eine Schüssel sein,
Ein warmes Sauerkraut darein,
Die Schlegel Messer und Gabel,
Eine lange Wurst mein Säbel,
Mein Tschako wär' ein Humpen gut,
Den füllt ich mit Burgunderblut.
Und weil es mir an Lichte fehlt,
Da scheint der Mond in mein Gezelt;
Scheint er auch auf Französisch herein,
Mir fällt doch meine Liebste ein:
Ach weh! Jetzt hat der Spaß ein End!
- Wenn  ...  meine Mutter hexen könnt!

Composition:

Hugo Riesenfeld

Text Authorship:

by Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875), "Der Tambour"

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "The drummer boy", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Mabel Dunning)
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le tambour", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Stéphane Goldet) (Pierre de Rosamel) , "Le tambour", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Il Tamburino", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Il Tamburino

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Riesenfeld)

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

Se mia madre sapesse fare magie, 
verrebbe col reggimento in Francia, 
dappertutto al suo seguito, 
e sarebbe la vivandiera. 
Al campo, proprio a mezzanotte, 
quando nessuno è sveglio tranne la sentinella, 
e tutto russa, cavalli e uomini, 
starei seduto davanti al tamburo: 
il tamburo sarebbe una scodella, 
con dentro una calda zuppa di crauti, 
le bacchette coltello e forchetta, 
una lunga salsiccia la mia sciabola; 
il mio colbacco sarebbe un bel boccale 
che riepmpirei di vino di Borgogna.
E se non c'è abbastanza luce, 
splende la luna nella mia tenda; 
anche se splende alla francese, 
io penso la mia bella: 
ahimè, ahimè! Ora finisce il gioco! - 
Se solo mia madre sapesse fare magie!

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