Soldaten (Andersen, set by (Edvard Grieg)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)

Soldaten

Language: Danish (Dansk)

Available translation(s): FRE

Med dæmpede hvirvler trommerne gå,
- Ak, skal vi da aldrig til stedet nå,
at han kan få ro i sin kiste?
- Jeg tror mit hjerte vil briste!
 
Jeg havde i verden en eneste ven,
ham er det, man bringer til døden hen
med klingende spil gennem gaden,
og jeg er med i paraden!
 
For sidste gang skuer han nu Guds sol,
- der sidder han alt på dødens stol;
de binde ham fast til pælen,
- forbarm dig Gud over sjælen!
 
På engang sigter de alle ni,
de otte skyder jo rent forbi;
de rysted' på hånden af smerte,
- kun jeg traf midt i hans hjerte!

Authorship

by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "Soldaten", written 1830, appears in Digte [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Soldaten", EG 125 (1865) [sung text checked 1 time]

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Also set in German (Deutsch), adapted by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838) , "Der Soldat", appears in Lieder und lyrisch epische Gedichte, in Nach dem Dänischen von Andersen, no. 3 ; composed by Wenzel Theodor Bradsky, Robert Franz, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns, Robert Schumann, Friedrich Silcher, Wilhelm Speyer, Eduard Tauwitz, Nicolai von Wilm.

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 109