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Husaren müssen reiten Überall durch Stadt und Land. Trara! Husaren müssen streiten Mit dem Pallasch in der Hand. Trara! Wie könnten wir verzagen Ohne [Geld]1 und ohne Brot. Trara! Husaren müssen jagen Frohen [Mutes]2 in den Tod. Tralala! Trompeten und Posaunen Schmettern uns so [süß]3 und fein. Trara! Haubitzen und Kartaunen Brummen lustig zwischendrein. Trara! Wie könnten wir verderben Treu bei unsrem Feldgeschrei. Trara! Nur siegen oder sterben, Kamerad, [es]4 bleibt dabei. [Trallerah vivallallerah tra rah]5
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Strauss: "Wein"
2 Strauss: "Mut's"
3 Strauss: "hell"
4 Strauss "'s"
5 Strauss: "Tralala!"
Authorship
- by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Husarenlied" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Luise von Drieberg (1801 - 1843), "Der Husar", op. 4 no. 6, published 1842 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Gruss an die Ostsee. Sechs Lieder für Sopran oder Tenor mit Pianoforte, no. 6, Berlin: Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by Heinrich Esser (1818 - 1872), "Husaren müssen reiten", op. 57 no. 2, published 1858 [ TTBB chorus a cappella ], from 3 Lieder von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, für vierstimmigen Männerchor, no. 2, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Husarenlied", WoO 14 (1876) [sung text checked 1 time]
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 (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Alberto Pedrotti
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Les hussards doivent chevaucher Partout à travers ville et campagne. Trala ! Les hussards doivent se battre Avec l'épée à la main. Trala ! Comment nous pourrions perdre courage Sans argent et sans pain. Trala ! Les hussards doivent s'élancer Avec un esprit joyeux vers la mort. Trala ! Les trompettes et les trombones Sonnent pour nous si doucement et si délicatement. Trala ! Les obusiers et les gros canons Bourdonnent joyeusement tout autour. Trala ! Comment nous pourrions nous gâter Si confiants dans nos cris de ralliement. Trala ! Seulement vaincre ou mourir, Camarade, c'est entendu. Tralala tralalera tra la !
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Translations of titles
"Husarenlied" = "Chant des hussards"
"Der Husar" = "Le hussard"
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Husarenlied"
This text was added to the website: 2014-07-09
Line count: 24
Word count: 102