The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #34558   Message #1176584
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
02-May-04 - 08:11 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Ich hatt' einen Kameraden
Subject: RE: Song History. Ich Hatten Einen Kameraden
The title in the DT is incorrect. 'Mein guter Kamerad' is a line in the third verse. The author is not credited, only Silcher who adapted the poem.
I have put a quite good (and almost literal except for the first line) translation at the main thread 26268: Ich hatt'