Der gute Kamerad (The Good Comrade)

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"Der gute Kamerad" ("The good Comrade"), also known as "I had a comrade", is a traditional lament of the German Armed Forces. The text was written by the German poet Ludwig Uhland in 1809 and set to music by Friedrich Silcher in 1825.

Lyrics:

Ich hatt' einen Kameraden,
Einen bessern findst du nit.
Die Trommel schlug zum Streite,
Er ging an meiner Seite
|: In gleichem Schritt und Tritt. :|

Eine Kugel kam geflogen:
Gilt's mir oder gilt sie dir?
Sie hat ihn weggerissen,
Er liegt zu meinen Füßen
|: Als wär's ein Stück von mir :|

Will mir die Hand noch reichen,
Derweil ich eben lad'.
"Kann dir die Hand nicht geben,
Bleib du im ew'gen Leben
|: Mein guter Kamerad!" :|

Translation:

I once had a comrade,
you won't find a better one.
The drum was rolling for battle,
he was marching at my side
|: in the same pace and stride. :|

A bullet flew towards us
for him or meant for me?
It did tear him away,
he lies beneath my feet
|: like it was a piece of me. :|

´wants to reach his hand to me,
while I reload my gun.
"Can't give you my hand for now,
you rest in eternal life
|: My good comrade!" :|

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  • die helle trompete passt nicht da rein

  • Really toughting lyrics and melody.

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  • @Matthias3388 Well, as long as we're talking about latter-day revisions of the lyrics, I am rather fond of this one:

    Kann dir die Hand draug geben

    Derweil ich eben lad

    Du bleibst in unserm Leben,

    Dem feind wird nicht vergeben

    Hans Beimler, Kamerad

  • @johnmburt1960 Shut up...

  • @Matthias3388 LOL, the "original version" was written a hundred years before the Nazi scum were born.

  • @SauberesEuropa nur ruhig Brauner

  • @katukatakato AMEN

  • The original version is a lot better. I hate those bastards who...in the name of denazification ruin the best things...

  • wir haben kanal, wir haben den kanal,ja, wir haben den kanal noch nicht voll..50er jahre polit kabarett

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