De Hamborger Veermaster (
Standard German
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: Der Hamburger Viermaster,
English
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: Hamburg's four-master) is a famous
sea shanty
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sung in
Low German
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, presumably first published between 1850 and 1890. It is partly in
English
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, an adaptation of the shanty "The Banks of the Sacramento", and partly in
Low German
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. Particularly in
Northern Germany
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(the homeland of the Low German language), it was and still is sung as a work song.
Some claim that the "four-master" was the
Hamburg America Line
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sailing ship
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''Deutschland'' (built in 1847) which at that time was used in transatlantic emigrant transport, but it is unclear whether any specific vessel is in fact referred to. Another source says that the text would refer to the
Liverpool
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steamer ''Crimean'' (built in 1865) which had been bought and converted into a sailing ship by the Hamburg shipping company ''Sloman'' after 1885.
De Hamburger Veermaster
/ref> In any case, this is in marked contrast to "The Banks of the Sacramento", which follows a similar pattern but deals with a fast and seaworthy ship traveling the Clipper route
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and taking "never more than seventy days" " om Limehouse
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Docks to Sydney Headsbr>
Lyrics
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Ick heff mol een Hamborger Veermaster sehn,
:, :To my hooday!:,
De Masten so scheef as den Schipper sien Been,
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
,
I once saw a four-master from Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...
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:, :To my hooday!:,
Her masts were as crooked as the skipper's legs.
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
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!colspan="2", Refrain
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, : Blow, boys, blow, for Californio,
There's plenty of gold, so I am told,
On the banks of Sacramento.:,
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, : Blow, boys, blow, for Californio,
There's plenty of gold, so I am told,
On the banks of Sacramento
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!colspan="2", Verse 2
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Dat Deck weer vun Isen, vull Dreck un vull Smeer.
:, :To my hooday!:,
„Rein Schipp“ weer den Oll'n sin scheunstes Pläseer.
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
,
The deck was of iron, full of dirt and grease.
:, :To my hooday!:,
´Clean the ship´ was the captain's most favourite joy.
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
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!colspan="2", Verse 3
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De Kombüs weer vull Lüüs, de Kajüt weer vull Schiet,
:, :To my hooday!:,
De Beschüten, de leupen von sülvens all wech.
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
,
The galley was full of lice, the cabin was full of shit.
:, :To my hooday!:,
The biscuits walked away all by themselves.
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
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!colspan="2", Verse 4
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Dat Soltfleesch weer greun, un de Speck wör vull Modn.
:, :To my hooday!:,
Un Köm geef dat blots an Wiehnachtsobend.
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
,
The salted meat was green, the bacon was full of maggots
:, :To my hooday!:,
Köm (a type of northern German Aquavit) was only there at Christmas
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Eve.
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
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Un wulln wi mol seiln, ick sech ji dat nur,
:, :To my hooday!:,
Denn lööp he dree vorut un veer wedder retur.
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
,
And if we wanted to sail, I merely say,
:, :To my hooday!:,
She moved three footages ahead and four back again.
To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
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!colspan="2", Verse 6
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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!
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And like the ship, so the captain was,
:, :To my hooday!:,
The men for the ship were all shanghaied
Shanghaied may refer to:
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To my hoo day, hoo day, ho - ho - ho - ho!
See also
* Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...
* List of songs about Hamburg
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Traditionally, Hamburg has been associated with a number of sea shanties, and Low German folk music and Schlager, added by H ...
References
External links
Hamborger Veermaster with Text and midi files
(in German)
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Sea shanties
Songs about boats
Culture in Hamburg
Volkslied