Wir zogen in das Feld
Wir zogen in das Feld
da hätt'n wir alle Säckl ohne Geld
Refrain:
Strampedemi! A la mi presente, al vostra signori!
Wir zogen vor Siebentod
da hätt'n wir weder Wein noch Brot
Wir zogen vor Friaul
da hätt'n wir allesamt gross Maul
Wir zogen vor Triest
da hätt'n wir allesamt die Pest
English Translation:
When we set out into the battlefield
We all had no money in our purses
We marched before Siebentod
There we neither had wine nor bread
We marched before Friaul
There we were altogether impudent
We marched before Triest
There we all had the pestilence
"A la mi presente, al vostra signori!" is Landsknechtswelsch meaning
"To the arms, to the muster Gentlemen!
Landsnechteswelsch was a bastard combination of German and Italian.
Landesknecht song from mid-1500s
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