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by Karl August Candidus (1817 - 1872)
Translation © by Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman (b. 1949)

Tambourliedchen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Den Wirbel schlag' ich gar so stark,
Daß euch erzittert Bein und Mark,
Drum denk' ich ans schön Schätzelein,
Blaugrau, 
Blau,
Blaugrau,
Blau
Ist seiner Augen Schein.

Und denk' ich an den Schein so hell,
Von selber dämpft das Trommelfell,
Den wilden Ton, klingt hell und rein:
Blaugrau,
Blau,
Blaugrau, 
Blau 
Sind Liebchens Äugelein.

Text Authorship:

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) , "Cançoneta del timbaler", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Tamboerliedje", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Leonard J[ordan] Lehrman) , "Little drum song", copyright © 1996, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Petite chanson du tambour", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Canzoncina del tamburino", copyright © 2008, (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: 16
Word count: 54

Little drum song
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
I beat the drum roll loudly so
It shakes you up from head to toe!
Reminds me of my darling dear;
"Blue-gray, 
blue,
blue-gray,
blue"
shine his eyes so clear.

And when I recall how they shine so bright,
All by itself the drum becomes light,
The wild drum tone rings clear to the skies:
"Blue-gray, 
blue,
blue-gray,
blue" 
my beloved's eyes.

Text Authorship:

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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: 16
Word count: 62