Freigeist
Do, 03/09/2015 - 01:33
The name is: Ferdinand Freiligrath ;)
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Originaltext
A man's a man for a' that
Is there for honest Poverty
That hings his head, an' a' that;
The coward slave - we pass him by,
We dare be poor for a' that!
For a' that, an' a' that.
Our toils obscure an' a' that,
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The Man's the gowd for a' that.
What though on hamely fare we dine,
Wear hoddin grey, an' a that;
Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine;
A Man's a Man for a' that:
For a' that, and a' that,
Their tinsel show, an' a' that;
The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,
Is king o' men for a' that.
Ye see yon birkie, ca'd a lord,
Wha struts, an' stares, an' a' that;
Tho' hundreds worship at his word,
He's but a coof for a' that:
For a' that, an' a' that,
His ribband, star, an' a' that:
The man o' independent mind
He looks an' laughs at a' that.
A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, an' a' that;
But an honest man's abon his might,
Gude faith, he maunna fa' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their dignities an' a' that;
The pith o' sense, an' pride o' worth,
Are higher rank than a' that.
Then let us pray that come it may,
(As come it will for a' that,)
That Sense and Worth, o'er a' the earth,
Shall bear the gree, an' a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
It's coming yet for a' that,
That Man to Man, the world o'er,
Shall brothers be for a' that.
Übersetzung
Trotz alledem
Ob Armuth euer Loos auch sei,
Hebt hoch die Stirn trotz alledem!
Geht kühn den feigen Knecht vorbei;
Wagt's, arm zu sein trotz alledem!
Trotz alledem und alledem,
Trotz niederm Plack und alledem!
Der Rang ist das Gepräge nur,
Der Mann das Gold trotz alledem!
Und sitzt ihr auch bei'm kargen Mahl
In Zwilch und Lein und alledem,
Gönnt Schurken Sammt und Goldpokal –
Ein Mann ist Mann trotz alledem!
Trotz alledem und alledem,
Trotz Prunk und Pracht und alledem!
Der brave Mann, wie dürftig auch,
Ist König doch trotz alledem!
Heißt "gnäd'ger Herr" das Bürschchen dort,
Man sieht's am Stolz und alledem;
Doch lenkt auch Hunderte sein Wort,
‘S ist nur ein Tropf trotz alledem!
Trotz alledem und alledem,
Trotz Band und Stern und alledem!
Der Mann von unabhängigem Sinn
Sieht zu, und lacht zu alledem!
Ein Fürst macht Ritter, wenn er spricht,
Mit Sporn und Schild und alledem:
Den braven Mann creirt er nicht,
Der steht zu hoch trotz alledem!
Trotz alledem und alledem!
Trotz Würdenschnack und alledem –
Des innern Werthes stolz Gefühl
Läuft doch den Rang ab alledem!
Drum Jeder fleh', daß es gescheh',
Wie es geschieht trotz alledem,
Daß Werth und Kern, so nah wie fern,
Den Sieg erringt trotz alledem!
Trotz alledem und alledem,
Es kommt dazu trotz alledem,
Daß rings der Mensch die Bruderhand
Dem Menschen reicht trotz alledem!
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The lyrics were written by Robert Burns and first published in 1795. I've put the singers as the artist, and added Burns as a featured artist.
The language is not Scots but Scottish English; words like "gree" and "maun" were (in the late 18th century, when the song was written) common in England as well as in Scotland, and in Scotland they occurred both in Scottish English and in Scots. There are many nonstandard spellings clearly intended to indicate dialect pronunciation (for example "an" for "and" which is quite widespread in England as well as in Scotland) as well as 18th century spellings for words that our now spellt differently (eg "hoddin") and dialect words, for example in local English dialects in England north of the wash and in Scotland south of the Forth "hang" means "execute by hanging", and the other uses of "hang" in southern English dialects and in "Standard" English are replaced by "hing".
The only Scots word (as opposed to Scottish English) in the whole song is "coof" (it's not attested in English, so although it may have been English too I think that's unlikely). "Ribband" (meaning ribon/riband) was I believe replaced in Scots by "riband" about 200 years before this song was written, the Scots for "laughs" is "lauchs" and the Scots for "worth" is "wirth" and ... there are enough non-Scots English words to outweigh the single non-English Scots word and make it clear that the language is not Scots, but Scottish English.
Apparently the Corries' version has copyright issues in the USA. People affected by that can watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hudNoXsUj0o instead - that's Sheena Wellington singing it at the opening of the Scottish parliament in 1999 and I imagine that if that has copyright problems the Scottish authorities might take an interest in who causes that.