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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)
Translation

Ein scheckiges Pferd
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Ein scheckiges Pferd,
Ein blankes Gewehr
Ein hölzernes Schwert,
Was brauch' ich noch mehr ?
Ich bin ein Soldat,
Man sieht mir's wohl an,
Marschier' kerzengrad',
Halt' Schritt wie ein Mann.
Stets wird exerziert
Am Abend noch spat,
Bis der Schlaf kommandiert:
Zu Bett, Kamerad!

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Soldatenlied", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Kinderleben, in Die vier Jahreszeiten, in 2. Der Sommer
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  • by Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffmann (1820 - 1900), "Soldatenlust", op. 107 no. 35, published c1883 [ voice and piano ], from Frühlingsstimmen: Neue Liederspende für die Jugend, no. 35, Dresden: L. Hoffarth
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