by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Ich komme schon durch manche Land
Language: Multiple Languages 
Our translations:  CAT CHI DUT ENG ENG FRE FRE IRI
Ich komme schon durch manche Land,
Avecque la marmotte,
Und immer was zu essen fand
Avecque la marmotte,
Avecque si, avecque la,
Avecque la marmotte.

Ich hab' gesehn gar manchen Herrn, 
Avecque la marmotte,
Der hätt die Jungfern gar zu gern,
Avecque la marmotte,
Avecque si, avecque la,
Avecque la marmotte.

Hab' auch gesehn die Jungfer schön,
Avecque la marmotte,
Die täte nach mir Kleinem sehn,
Avecque la marmotte,
Avecque si, avecque la,
Avecque la marmotte.

Nun laßt mich nicht so gehn, ihr Herrn,
Avecque la marmotte,
Die Burschen essen und trinken gern,
Avecque la marmotte,
Avecque si, avecque la,
Avecque la marmotte.

About the headline (FAQ)

Notes: Marmots were often used by travelling musicians with hurdy-gurdies to perform various tricks.
Stanza 1, Line 1, Word 5: In some editions and catalogues, "manches"
Line 2, passim: Avecque is sometimes spelled "avec que"


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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):

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Marmota", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CHI Chinese (中文) (Xue Chenrui (薛辰瑞)) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De marmot", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Marmot", copyright ©
  • ENG English [singable] (Cecilia Kovacs) , "Song of the Marmot Boy", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Angelika Frenzel) , "Marmotte", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Marmotte", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • IRI Irish (Gaelic) (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Luch shléibhe", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • RUS Russian (Русский) (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Сурок"


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 103

Сурок
Language: Russian (Русский)  after the Multiple Languages 
 По разным странам я бродил
 И мой сурок со мною,
 И весел я, и счастлив был,
 И мой сурок со мною!
 И мой всегда, и мой везде,
 И мой сурок со мною.

 Из края в край вперед иду,
 Сурок всегда со мною,
 Под вечер кров себе найду,
 Сурок всегда со мною.
 И мой всегда, и мой везде,
 И мой сурок со мною.

 Кусочки хлеба нам дарят,
 Сурок всегда со мною.
 И вот я сыт, ивот я рад,
 И мой сурок со мною.
 И мой всегда, и мой везде,
 И мой сурок со мною.

 Подайте грошик нам,  друзья,
 Сурок всегда со мною.
 Обедать, право, должен я
 И мой сурок со мною.
 И мой всегда, и мой везде,
 И мой сурок со мною.

 Мы здесь пробудем до утра,
 И мой сурок со мною.
 А завтра снова в путь пора,
 Сурок всегда со мною.
 И мой всегда, и мой везде,
 И мой сурок со мною.

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 30
Word count: 153