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Old comrades
Old comrades on the march through the country
Holding a friendship faithful and true.
Whether in need or in great danger
Always together they hold all anew .
During an attack, we will them give blow for blow,
Glory and honor, bring us victory,
Come, comrades, fresh and supplied,
This is our marching music (song).
During manoevers, the whole regiment
Took quarters in the nearest village house out there.
And we were flirting at our lodgings,
With all the girls and the landlord's daughter.
Laughing joking, laughing joking, today yes today
Unknown tomorrow is the whole regiment's fate and it's fortune
That, comrades, is the warrior's bitter lot
So take the glass in hand and say "Cheers".
Old Wine gives courage and strength,
In which lies the true lifeblood.
And this old heart does stay young
with all the powerful memories.
Whether in joy, whether in need,
We'll remain faithful unto death.
Drink from one and give some more
And let's be all, old comrades.
Even if we're old, the heart does stay young,
Let's all revel in the memories.
Drink up and pour a round
And let's be all, old comrades.
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Steve Repa on 2017-08-31
Steve Repa on 2017-08-31Last edited by Steve Repa on 2018-03-20
Steve Repa on 2018-03-20✕
Please help to translate "Alte Kameraden"
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WIKIPEDIA:
Carl Teike
The march was written around 1889 in Ulm, Germany, by military music composer Carl Teike. Teike wrote many pieces for the marching band of Grenadier-Regiment König Karl (5. Württembergisches) No. 123. When bringing his newly composed march to the regiment, the Kapellmeister Oelte simply told him: "We've got plenty enough of musical marches, put this one in the stove!". This episode eventually led to Teike taking his leave of the band and naming the march as "Alte Kameraden". Teike later worked as a police officer but also continued composing military marches, adding up to approximately 100 in total.[citation needed - WIKIPEDIA
SPANISH LYRICS ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrfD3YhmC_E