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by Ludwig Kalisch (1814 - 1882)

Mit seinen wilden Knappen zwo
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Mit seinen wilden Knappen zwo
Reitet der finstere Ritter Hugo,
er reitet dahin in heftigem Zoren
und stachelt die Mähr' mit spitzigen Sporen.

In heftigem Zoren dahin er reit',
weil ihn betrogen die schändliche Maid,
die ihre Ehre gar sehr verloren -
drum reitet er hin in heftigem Zoren.

Mit seinem langen, großmächtigen Speer
Ersticht er der Maid ihren Liebhaber,
ersticht er die Maid, die ihre Ehr verloren,
ersticht er sich selbst in heftigem Zoren.

Also verstarben diese drei -
Da waren noch der Knappen zwei.
Und da sie sonst nichts mehr hier verloren,
erstachen sie sich ganz ohne Zoren.

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•   H. Marschner 

H. Marschner sets stanzas 1-3

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Text Authorship:

  • by Ludwig Kalisch (1814 - 1882) [author's text not yet checked 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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Hugo der Finstere", 2009 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Ballade vom Ritter Hugo", op. 190 no. 3, published 1860, stanzas 1-3 [ low voice and piano ], from Drei komische Gesänge, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Hugo the Dark Knight", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-03-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 98

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