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by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916)

Der tapfere Schneider
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT FRE
"Ich wollt', ich wär' ein Held und ritt
Als Oberst in den Krieg,
Und tausend Helden reiten mit,
Das giebt den schönsten Sieg.

"Ich wollt', ich wär' ein Kapitän,
Und mein das weite Meer,
Da flieg' ich vor des Sturmes Wehn,
Und fürcht' mich nicht, daher.

"Ich wollt', ich wär' ein Jägersmann,
In Feld und Wald zu Haus,
Den stärksten Löwen fall' ich an.
Und mach' ihm den Garaus.

"Ich wollt', ich wär', ich wollt', ich wär' -
Das Größte ist mir recht!"
Und tapfer zückt die Schneiderscher'
Der Meister zum Gefecht.

Und ritsch und ratsch ins feinste Tuch,
Stürmt er Verhau, Verhack!
Viktoria! - O Schneiderfluch:
Verschnitten ist der Frack.

Text Authorship:

  • by Gustav Falke (1853 - 1916), "Der tapfere Schneider" [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 Maria Bach (1896 - 1978), "Der tapfere Schneider", 1925 [ soprano and piano ], Wiener Stadt- und Landesbibliothek [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Der tapfere Schneider", op. 55 (Fünfzehn Lieder) no. 3 (1901) [ high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El sastre ardit", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le vaillant tailleur", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2009-06-14
Line count: 20
Word count: 109

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