Marmotte | Je traverse plusieurs pays

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Angelika Frenzel

Ich komme schon durch manche Land

Language: Multiple Languages

Our translations: CAT CHI DUT ENG ENG FRE FRE IRI

Ich komme schon durch manche Land,
Avecque la marmotte,
Und immer was zu essen fand
Avecque la marmotte,
Avecque si, avecque la,
Avecque la marmotte.

Ich hab' gesehn gar manchen Herrn, 
Avecque la marmotte,
Der hätt die Jungfern gar zu gern,
Avecque la marmotte,
Avecque si, avecque la,
Avecque la marmotte.

Hab' auch gesehn die Jungfer schön,
Avecque la marmotte,
Die täte nach mir Kleinem sehn,
Avecque la marmotte,
Avecque si, avecque la,
Avecque la marmotte.

Nun laßt mich nicht so gehn, ihr Herrn,
Avecque la marmotte,
Die Burschen essen und trinken gern,
Avecque la marmotte,
Avecque si, avecque la,
Avecque la marmotte.

About the headline (FAQ)

Notes: Marmots were often used by travelling musicians with hurdy-gurdies to perform various tricks.
Stanza 1, Line 1, Word 5: In some editions and catalogues, "manches"
Line 2, passim: Avecque is sometimes spelled "avec que"

Text Authorship:

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Jahrmarktsfest auf Plundersweilern [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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Marmotte", op. 52 (Acht Lieder) no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Andreas Jakob Romberg (1767 - 1821), "Marmotte", published 1793 [ voice and piano ], from Oden und Lieder fürs Clavier , no. 14, Bonn: Gestochen und zu haben bey Georg Welsch, Hofmusikus [sung text not yet checked]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Marmota", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CHI Chinese (中文) (Xue Chenrui (薛辰瑞)) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De marmot", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Marmot", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Cecilia Kovacs) , "Song of the Marmot Boy", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Angelika Frenzel) , "Marmotte", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Marmotte", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
IRI Irish (Gaelic) (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Luch shléibhe", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
RUS Russian (Русский) (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Сурок"

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 61

Marmotte

Language: French (Français) after the Multiple Languages

 Je traverse plusieurs pays
 "avecque la marmotte"
 Et j'ai toujours trouvé quelque chose à manger
 "avecque la marmotte"...
 Avec que sí, avec que là,
 Avec que la marmotte.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Multiple Languages to French (Français) copyright © 2003 by Angelika Frenzel, (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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Based on:

a text in Multiple Languages by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Jahrmarktsfest auf Plundersweilern
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This text was added to the website: 2005-01-17
Line count: 6
Word count: 29