by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

Unter die Soldaten ist
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Spanish (Español) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Unter die Soldaten ist 
Ein Zigeunerbub' gegangen,
Mit dem Handgeld ging er durch,
Und morgen muß er hangen.

Holten mich aus meinem Kerker,
Setzten auf den Esel mich,
Geißelten mir meine Schultern,
Daß das Blut floß auf den Weg.

Holten mich aus meinem Kerker,
Stießen mich ins Weite fort,
Griff ich rasch nach meiner Büchse,
Tat auf sie den ersten Schuß.

About the headline (FAQ)

Note: Schumann's cycle is numbered in different ways in different editions, e.g., the edition edited by Clara Schumann uses 7a and 7b for the two Zigeunerlieder while many other editions use 7 and 8.

Confirmed with Spanisches Liederbuch von Emanuel Geibel und Paul Heyse, Dritte Auflage, Stuttgart und Berlin: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1904, page 205-206.


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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 61

Among the soldiers
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Among the soldiers 
the Gypsy boy went
and ran away with the money; 
tomorrow he must hang.
 
They dragged me from the dungeon, 
set me on a mule,
and whipped my shoulders 
until they flowed with blood onto the road.
 
They dragged me from the dungeon, 
pushed me forward out into the world;
I quickly grabbed my gun, 
and fired at them the first shot.

About the headline (FAQ)

Translation of title "Zigeunerliedchen I" = "Gypsy Song I"

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 65