Hamborger Veermaster
De Hamborger Veermaster ( High German: Hamburg's four-master ) is a Shanty in Low German with English chorus.
Tradition
The song is an adaptation of the English Shanty "The Banks Of Sacramento ". The melody comes from a hymn, a Minstrel ( verse ), the refrain of the text from the English ballad " Ten thousand miles away". The song was sung to sail hoisting of seafarers from the Low German language area.
In addition, it was included in student Kommers books and in the song treasure of the youth movement, then in numerous songbooks and albums.
Well-known verses (selection), bilingual
Ick heff mol en Hamborger Veermaster see, |: To my hooday: | De -masts Scheep as the Schipper sien Been, To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
I once ' seen NEN Hamburger Four Masters, |: To my hooday: | The masts ( were ) so crooked as the Käptens leg ', To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
|: Blow, boys, blow, for Californio, There's plenty of gold, so I've been told, On the banks of Sacramento. |
|: Blow, boys, blow, for Californio, There's plenty of gold, so I've been told, On the banks of Sacramento. |
Dat deck weer vull Isen, vull Schiet un vull smeer. |: To my hooday: | Dat de weer Schietgäng ehr most beautiful Pläseer (Note: the following text can also be seen, but he gives the critical content does not make sense: " Clean Schipp " weer the Oll'n sin scheunstes Pläseer. ) To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
The deck was full of iron ( cargo gear ), full of dirt and full lubrication. |: To my hooday: | That was the " Schietgäng " ( cleaning crew ) their most beautiful " Joy" ( " Clean ship " was the old man his best pleasure. ) To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
De Kombüs weer vull Lüüs, de weer Kajüt vull shite,
De Beschüten, de Leupen of sülvens all wiet. To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
The Kombüs ' was full of lice that Kajüt ' was full of dirt, |: To my hooday: | The ship's biscuit, which ran from you ever gone ( far ). To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
Dat Soltfleesch weer greun, un de bacon dic vull Modn. |: To my hooday: | Un Kom GEEF dat blots on Wiehnachtsobend. To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
The salt meat was ( mold ) is green and the bacon full of maggots. |: To my hooday: | And Kom there was only on Christmas Eve. To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
Un wulln wi mol seiln, ick sixteenth ji dat only |: To my hooday: | Because lööp he dree vorut un veer wedder retur. To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
And we wanted to sail again, I 'll tell you the only |: To my hooday: | Then he ran three ( thread ) forward and four back again. To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
Un as dat Schipp, so weer ok de Kaptein, |: To my hooday: | De Lüüd för dat Schipp, de weern ok blots schangheit. To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
And as the ship was also the captain, |: To my hooday: | People for the ship war'n also just Shanghai'd. To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
For the interpretation
The " Hamborger Veermaster " has a socially critical background. Derlei texts on ship, captain, equipment and food ( the ship's biscuit, because of the bread maggots of itself running ) to sing one of the most known from the Ethnology mockery customs ( joking relationships ), and what is said about this Hamburger Sailing Ship, can also grievances be obtained of the own ship.
The closer datable by the California Gold Rush of 1848/ 49 in the chorus Shanty could possibly refer to the " Germany ", which was put into service by Hapag 1847. Hapag specialized in emigration transports, so the " Germany " may have been notoriously crowded and hard to keep in good shape (see verses 2 and 3).
While the text of the original American role model describes the journey around Cape Horn, the tune was also used for the song "The camptown ladies" with the same remaining chorus. It is about the women who lived for amusement of the men in the gold rush tent cities.
Name acquisitions
A hamburger restaurant on the Reeperbahn is called " Hamborger Veermaster ". The brand "DTM Hamborger Veermaster " exists for a Virginia pipe tobacco.