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Wenn meine Mutter hexen könnt',
da müßt' sie mit dem Regiment,
nach Frankreich, überall mit hin,
und wär' die Marketenderin.

Im Lager wohl um Mitternacht,
wenn Niemand auf ist als die Wacht,
und Alles schnarchet, Roß und Mann,
vor meiner Trommel säß' ich dann:

Die Trommel müßt' eine Schüßel sein;
ein warmes Sauerkraut darein;
die Schlegel, Messer und Gabel,
eine lange Wurst mein Sabel,

Mein Tschako wär' ein Humpen gut,
den füll' ich mit Burgunderblut.
Und weil es mir an Lichte fehlt,
da scheint der Mond in mein Gezelt:

Scheint er auch auf Franzö'sch herein,
mir fällt doch meine Liebste ein:
ach weh! ach weh! ach weh! weh!
jetzt hat der Spaß ein End'!

Wenn nur meine Mutter hexen könnt'!
Wenn meine Mutter hexen könnt'!

Translation
(Malcom Wren)


If my mother could work magic
she would go off with the regiment
to France. She would go everywhere with them
and be a camp follower selling supplies.

In camp at midnight
when there is noone up except the watch
and everybody is snoring, horses and men,
that's when I would sit in front of my drum.

The drum would turn into a bowl
with warm sauerkraut in it
The drumsticks, knife and fork,
a long sausage - that was my sabre.

My shako would be a good mug
that I would fill with burgundy's blood.
And because I would not have a light
the moon would shine into my tent.

Even if it was shining in French
I would still be reminded of my love.
Oh dear! Oh dear! Oh dear, dear!
That's brought the fun to an end.

If only my mother could work magic.
If my mother could work magic.

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from Saalik Ahmad Ziyad: Junior Recital 1999, released May 9, 2011
composed by Hugo Wolf
text by Eduard Mörike (1804-1875)

Saalik Ahmad Ziyad - baritone
Erin Lafferty - accompanist

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Blessed with a smooth, buff baritone and a powerful artistic persona, Ziyad can infuse a timeless ballad with just the right emotion and in the next breath, sail into a hard-bop anthem or modern jazz composition with equal conviction. Ziyad's unique style and voice ranges from jazz to classical and has afforded him the opportunity to perform worldwide. ... more

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