Revelge - Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn

Revelge from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Sung by Geraint Evans.

Des Morgens zwischen drein und vieren,
Da müssen wir Soldaten marschieren
Das Gäßlein auf und ab;
Tralali, Tralalei, Tralala,
Mein Schätzel sieht herab.

"Ach Bruder jetzt bin ich geschossen,
Die Kugel hat mich schwer getroffen,
Trag mich in mein Quartier,
Tralali, Tralalei, Tralala,
Es ist nicht weit von hier."

"Ach Bruder, ich kann dich nicht tragen,
Die Feinde haben uns geschlagen,
Helf dir der liebe Gott;
Tralali, Tralalei, Tralala,
Ich muß marschieren bis in Tod."

"Ach, Brüder! ihr geht ja an mir vorüber,
Als wär's mit mir vorbei,
Tralali, Tralalei, Tralala,
Ihr tretet mir zu nah.

Ich muß wohl meine Trommel rühren,
Sonst werde ich mich verlieren;
Die Brüder dick gesät,
Tralali, Tralalei, Tralala,
Sie liegen wie gemäht."

Er schlägt die Trommel auf und nieder,
Er wecket seine stillen Brüder,
Sie schlagen ihren Feind,
Tralali, Tralalei, Tralala,
Ein Schrecken schlägt den Feind.

Er schlägt die Trommel auf und nieder,
Da sind sie vor dem Nachtquartier schon wieder,
Ins Gäßlein hell hinaus,
Tralali, Tralalei, Tralala,
Sie ziehn vor Schätzleins Haus.

Des Morgen stehen da die Gebeine
In Reih und Glied sie stehn wie Leichensteine,
Die Trommel steht voran,
Tralali, Tralalei, Tralala,
Daß sie ihn sehen kann.



In the morning between three and four,
we soldiers have to march,
the alley up and down;
tralali, tralalei, tralala,
My darling looks down.

"Oh brother, now I'm shot,
the bullet has hit me badly,
carry me to my quarters,
tralali, tralalei, tralala,
they are not far from here."

"Oh brother, I cannot carry you,
the enemies have beaten us,
may god help you;
tralali, tralalei, tralala,
I have to march unto death."

"Oh brothers, you pass by me,
as if it were all over with me!
The enemy, the scoundrel, is here
tralali, tralalei, tralala,
you offend me.

I will well play my drum
or else I will lose myself completely.
The brothers, plentiful sowed
tralali, tralalei, tralala,
they lie as if they've been mowed."

He plays the drum up and down,
he wakes his silent brothers,
they beat their enemy,
tralali, tralalei, tralala,
a terror beats the enemy.

He plays the drum up and down,
there they are in the night-quarters again,
into the alley.
tralali, tralalei, tralala,
they march to darling's house.

In the morning there stand the bones,
in rank and file as tombstones.
The drum stands in front
tralali, tralalei, tralala,
so that she can see him.


(Trans Jakob Kellner)

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• Revelge
• Mahler
• Des
• Knaben
• Wunderhorn
• Geraint
• Evans

[muzykowedma]

Great! What about the names of the singer and the conductor? And possibly, what orchestra?

[OldCoelacanth]

Hi, the singer is Geraint Evans, the orchestra is the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wyn Morris.

[presbyterosBassI]

Maybe my favorite version. Wyn Morris was an underrated conductor (whose personality didn't exactly help his career). Geraint Evans is great, stepping out of his usual repretoire. And Janet Baker is on this CD, and is simply the greatest.

[ejack2000]

The pathos of the drummer's corpse rising mechanically to recite his 'duty': Ich muß mein Trommel rühren, ich muß mein Trommel wohl rühren,' is unspeakable. Reflected in the mirrour of history, the urgency and military 'imperative' that drove such early-morning alley skirmishes will be obscure, incomprehensible, or entirely lost. As will the imagined victory of the monstrous army the drummer's tatoo resurrects to defeat their slayers.

-- Jack

[ariastoteles]

Five stars for Mahler, teh Six Star in this tube!

[CaraMia024]

This sounds like it's in a lower key than I'm used to hearing it sung in. Great, though- Evans was amazing

[muzykowedma]

Many many thanks!

[giradestra]

che musica!!!

W mahler

[ArturoAlejandroS]

Thanks for post this!I like very much this theme,specially in orchestral version.The picture is really accord to the video,really excellent.