The lighthearted one | I have no debts

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by John H. Campbell

Der Sorglose

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Chosen for Diff

Ich habe keine Schulden,
und hab' noch einen Gulden,
Juchhe, juchhe, juchhe!

Mir ist zu Mut
Wie dem Fisch in der Flut,
Und schwinge den Hut;
Juchhe, juchhe, juchhe!

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Der Sorglose", 1837, published 1899 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "The lighthearted one", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 7
Word count: 29

The lighthearted one

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Chosen for Diff

I have no debts,
and still have a guilder,
Juchhei, juchhe, juchhe!

I am as courageous
as the fish in the flood,
And toss my hat;
Juchhe, juchhe, juchhe!

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 7
Word count: 29