We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

scarce seventeen was i
the foe came to our land
and laid aside his sabre
took me by the hand
we performed by day
the sacred rite of may
we performed by night
another sacred rite
the regiment, well excercised
presented arms, then stood at ease
then took us off behind the trees
where we fraternized

each of us had her foe
a cook fell to my lot
i hated him by daylight
but in the dark did not
so we perform by day
the sacred rite of may
and we performed by night
that other sacred rite
the regiment, well excercised
presents its arms, then stands at ease
then takes us off behind the trees
where we fraternize

ecstacy filled my heart, O
my love seemd heaven-born!
but why were people saying
it was not love but scorn?
the springtime's soft amour
through summer may endure
but swiftly comes the fall
and winter ends it all
december came. all of the men
filed paast the trees where once we hid
then quickly marched away and did
not come back again.

credits

from Everything changes · · · Songs of Bertolt Brecht, released March 1, 2011
David Quanbury - dulcimer
Ted Strauss - guitar, vocals
Bertolt Brecht - lyrics

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Ted Strauss Montréal, Québec

contact / help

Contact Ted Strauss

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Ted Strauss, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Seafood Sam joins the show to discuss his newest album, " Standing On Giant Shoulders".
listen now