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"Ich kann und mag nicht fröhlich sein; Wenn alle Leute schlafen, So muß ich wachen, Muß traurig sein." "Ach Knabe, du sollst nicht traurig sein, Will deiner warten, Im Rosengarten, Im grünen Klee." "Zum grünen Klee, da komm ich nicht, zum Waffengarten Voll Helleparten Bin ich gestellt." "Stehst du im Feld, so helf dir Gott, An Gottes Segen Ist alles gelegen, Wer's glauben tut." "Wer's glauben tut, ist weit davon, Er ist ein König, Er ist ein Kaiser, Er führt den Krieg." Halt! Wer da? Rund! Bleib' mir vom Leib! Wer sang es hier? Wer sang zur Stund'? Verlorne Feldwacht Sang es um Mitternacht. Mitternacht! Feldwacht!
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn [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 Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911), "Der Schildwache Nachtlied", 1892, published 1899 [ voice and orchestra or piano ], from Lieder aus "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (formerly "Humoresken"), no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Philipp) Friedrich Silcher (1789 - 1860), "Der Schildwache Nachtlied", op. 58 no. 11, published 1876 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], from Zwölf Volkslieder für vier Männerstimmen, zehntes Heft, no. 11, Tübingen: H. Laupp'sche Buchhandlung [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theodor Streicher (1874 - 1940), "Der Schildwache Nachtlied", published 1903, from Dreissig Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La cançó nocturna del sentinella", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The sentinel's nightsong", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant de nuit de la sentinelle", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canto notturno della sentinella", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- RUS Russian (Русский) (Elena Kalinina) , "Ночная песня часового ", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elena María Accinelli) , "La canción nocturna del centinela", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Jakob Kellner
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 25
Word count: 106
"Je ne peux et ne veux être gai : Quand tout le monde dort, je dois veiller et être triste !" "Ah, garçon, tu ne dois pas être triste car je t'attendrai dans la roseraie, dans les trèfles verts." "Vers les trèfles verts, je n'irai pas, au jardin des armes, plein de hallebardes, j'ai été placé." "Si tu vas sur le champ de bataille, que Dieu te vienne en aide ! De la grâce de Dieu tout dépend pour celui qui croit !" "Celui qui croit est au loin, Il est roi, il est empereur, et il fait la guerre." Halte ! Qui va là ? Demi-tour et reculez ! Qui a chanté ici ? Qui a chanté à cette heure ? Une sentinelle perdue chantait à minuit. Minuit ! Une sentinelle !
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Guy Laffaille, (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) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
This text was added to the website: 2009-06-09
Line count: 25
Word count: 124