The smuggler | I am the smuggler

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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Der Contrabandiste

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Spanish (Español)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE

Ich bin der Contrabandiste,
Weiß wohl Respekt mir zu schaffen.
Allen zu trotzen, ich weiß es,
Furcht nur, die hab' ich vor keinem.
Drum nur lustig, nur lustig!

Wer kauft Seide, Tabak!
Ja wahrlich, mein Rößlein ist müde,
Ich eil', ich eile, ja eile,
Sonst faßt mich noch gar die Runde,
Los geht der Spektakel dann.
Lauf nur zu, o mein Pferdchen,
Lauf zu, mein lustiges Pferdchen.
Ach, mein liebes, gutes Pferdchen,
Weißt ja davon, mich zu tragen!

Text Authorship:

by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Manuel Vicente del Pópulo García (1775 - 1832), "Yo que soy contrabandista", first published 1808
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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 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Der Contrabandiste", op. 74 no. 10 (1849), published 1849 [ baritone and piano ], from Spanisches Liederspiel, no. 10, labelled as "Anhang"; Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in Spanish (Español), [adaptation] ; composed by Fernando J. Obradors.

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El contrabandista", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De smokkelaar", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The smuggler", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Je suis le contrebandier", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 78

The smuggler

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

I am the smuggler,
and know well how to inspire respect;
I know how to defy everyone,
and I fear no one.
So let us be merry!

Who shall buy my silk and tobacco?
Truly, my pony is tired,
I hurry, yes, hurry,
otherwise the patrol will catch me,
and then things will go very badly!
Just run, o my horse,
Run, my merry horse,
ah, my dear, good steed,
you know well how to carry me!

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884) [an adaptation]
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Spanish (Español) by Manuel Vicente del Pópulo García (1775 - 1832), "Yo que soy contrabandista", first published 1808
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 77