The conscripted one | Upon the hill close to the little town

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by Ottilie Kleinschrod, née Stieler (1830 - 1913), as Ottilie Stieler

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Ausgehobene

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Czech (Čeština)

Our translations: ENG

Auf dem Hügel nah' dem Städtchen
  Ragt die Linde himmelwärts,
Ihr zu Füßen weilt ein Mädchen,
  Weint und klagt in heißem Schmerz.

Ihren Liebsten muß sie sehen,
  Blanker Waffe angetraut;
Liebchen will vor Leid vergehen
  Ob der neuen fremden Braut.

"Weine nicht, nehm' ich in Schmerzen
  Auch mein neues Lieb zur Hand;
Trennt der Krieg doch nicht die Herzen,
  Bleiben sie doch beieinand'!"

Confirmed with O. Malybrok-Stieler, Lyrische Gedichte und Übertragungen nach böhmischer Kunst- und Volks-Poesie, Prag: Druck und Verlag von J. Otto, 1887, page 152.

Text Authorship:

by Ottilie Kleinschrod, née Stieler (1830 - 1913), as Ottilie Stieler, "Der Ausgehobene", appears in Lyrische Gedichte und Übertragungen nach böhmischer Kunst- und Volks-Poesie, in 2. Übertragungen , in Nach böhmischen Dichtern [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Czech (Čeština) by Gustav Pfleger-Moravský (1833 - 1875) [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Emil Krause (1840 - 1916), "Der Ausgehobene", op. 66 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Fr. Schuberth [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The conscripted one", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-21
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Word count: 63

The conscripted one

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Upon the hill close to the little town
  A linden tree stretches up toward heaven,
At its foot a maiden tarries,
  Weeps and laments in deep pain.

She is forced to see her beloved,
  Betrothed to a shiny weapon;
The darling wishes to perish from misery
  Because of the new, strange bride.

"Do not weep, though I in pain
  Take my new beloved in my hand;
War does not separate our hearts,
  They nevertheless remain together!"

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Ottilie Kleinschrod, née Stieler (1830 - 1913), as Ottilie Stieler, "Der Ausgehobene", appears in Lyrische Gedichte und Übertragungen nach böhmischer Kunst- und Volks-Poesie, in 2. Übertragungen , in Nach böhmischen Dichtern
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Czech (Čeština) by Gustav Pfleger-Moravský (1833 - 1875) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2022-01-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 76