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by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Hochlandbursch
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Scottish (Scots) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG
Schönster Bursch den je ich traf,
  Wackrer [Bursch]1, [Hochland-Bursch,]2
Trug den Plaid und war so brav;
  Wackrer [Bursch]1, [Hochland-Bursch,]2
Blaue Mütze stand ihm gut;
  Wackrer [Bursch]1, [Hochland-Bursch,]2
War ein edles treues Blut,
  Wackrer [Bursch]1, [Hochland-Bursch.]2

Hörnerschall, Kanonenhall,
  Holde Maid vom Niederland,
Dröhnen in der Berge Wall;
  Holde Maid vom Niederland.
Ruhm und Ehre laden ein:
  Holde Maid vom Niederland,
Freiheit soll die Loosung sein,
  [Maid vom Niederland]3!

Rückwärts wird die Sonne gehn,
  Wackrer [Bursch]1, [Hochland-Bursch,]2
Eh sie muthlos dich gesehn;
  Wackrer [Bursch]1, [Hochland-Bursch,]2
Folge deines Ruhmes Stern;
  Wackrer [Bursch]1, [Hochland-Bursch!]2
Land und Krone deinem Herrn,
  Wackrer [Bursch]1, [Hochland-Bursch!]2

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•   R. Schumann 

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Confirmed with Robert Burns’ Gedichte, deutsch von W. Gerhard, Leipzig: Verlag von Joh. Ambr. Barth., 1840, pages 227-228

1 Schumann: "Bursche"
2 Schumann: "Hochlandbursch!"
3 Schumann: "Holde Maid vom Niederlande"

Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Hochland-Bursch" [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Air"
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Hochlandbursch", op. 55 no. 5 (1846), published 1847 [ SATB quartet and SATB chorus a cappella ], from Fünf Lieder nach Robert Burns für gemischten Chor, no. 5, Leipzig, Whistling [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Hermann Wichmann.
      • Go to the text. [Note: the text is not in the database yet.]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El noi de les Terres Altes", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De Hooglandboy", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Highland-Lad", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Dr. Gerrit den Hartogh , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2004-06-30
Line count: 24
Word count: 123

El noi de les Terres Altes
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
El noi més formós que mai m’he trobat,
gallard noi, el noi de les Terres Altes,
portava la roba escocesa i era tan valent; 
gallard noi, el noi de les Terres Altes,
la gorra blava li queia molt bé;
gallard noi, el noi de les Terres Altes,
era un jove noble i lleial,
gallard noi, el noi de les Terres Altes.

El so dels corns, el retruny dels canons,
encisadora noia de les Terres Baixes,
ressonen a la paret de les muntanyes;
encisadora noia de les Terres Baixes,
la glòria i l’honor inciten:
encisadora noia de les Terres Baixes,
la llibertat ha de ser la consigna,
noia de les Terres Baixes!

El sol anirà cap enrere,
gallard noi, el noi de les Terres Altes,
abans de veure’t descoratjat;
gallard noi, el noi de les Terres Altes,
segueix el destí de la teva glòria;
gallard noi, el noi de les Terres Altes,
el país i la corona per al teu sobirà,
gallard noi, el noi de les Terres Altes.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2020 by Salvador Pila, (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 German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Hochland-Bursch" [an adaptation]
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Air"
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2020-06-08
Line count: 24
Word count: 168

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