by
Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)
O mount and go
Language: English
Available translation(s): FRE ITA
O mount and go,
mount and make you ready,
O mount and go,
and be the Captain's lady.
When the drums do beat,
and the cannons rattle,
Thou shalt sit in state,
and see thy love in battle:
O mount and go, &c.
When the vanquish'd foe
sues for peace and quiet,
To the shades we'll go,
and in love enjoy it.
O mount and go, &c.
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La dame du capitaine", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La donna del capitano", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-19
Line count: 14
Word count: 68
La dame du capitaine
Language: French (Français)  after the English
Refrain : Ô monte et pars,
monte et tiens-toi prête ;
Ô monte et pars,
et sois la dame du capitaine.
Quand les tambours battront
Et que les canons tonneront,
Tu devras te montrer avec apparat
Et regarder ton amour dans la bataille.
Refrain
Quand l'ennemi vaincu
Implorera la paix et le calme,
Nous irons à l'ombre
Pour y profiter de l'amour.
Refrain
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- a text in English by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "The Captain's lady", written 1789
This text was added to the website: 2014-10-23
Line count: 14
Word count: 63