A British Tar

Das Verzeichnis der Operette

A British Tar ist das zehnte Lied aus dem ersten Akt der Operette HMS Pinafore und wird von dem irdischen Musikerduo Gilbert und Sullivan komponiert.

Im Jahr 2375 benutzen Captain Jean-Luc Picard und Lieutenant Commander Worf die Komposition um Data abzulenken, damit die beiden ihn außer Gefecht setzen und gefangen nehmen können. Aufgrund eines Angriffs schaltet Data zuvor in einen Selbstverteidigungsmodus und muss wieder auf die USS Enterprise-E gebracht werden. (Star Trek: Der Aufstand)

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A British tar is a soaring soul,
As free as a mountain bird,
His energetic fist should be ready to resist
A dictatorial word.

His nose should pant,
and his lip should curl,
His cheeks should flame
and his brow should furl,
His bosom should heave,
and his heart should glow,
And his fist be ever ready for a knock-down blow.

His nose should pant and his lip should curl,
His cheeks should flame and his brow should furl,
His bosom should heave and his heart should glow,
And his fist be ever ready for a knock-down blow.

His eyes should flash with an inborn fire,
His brow with scorn be wrung;
He never should bow down to a domineering frown,
Or the tang of a tyrant tongue.

His heart should stamp,
and his throat should growl,
His hair should twirl,
and his face should scowl,
His eyes should flash,
and his breast protrude,
And this should be his customary attitude.

His foot should stamp, and his throat should growl,
His hair should twirl, and his face should scowl;
His eyes should flash, and his breast protrude,
And this should be his customary attitude, his attitude, his attitude, his attitude.

Hintergrundinformationen

Im Film sang Data den Teil des Charakters Ralph, Captain Picard sang den Teil des Bootsmanns und Worf sang den Teil des Zimmermanns.

Scheinbar hat sich ein Textfehler eingeschlichen, so singt Picard His heart should stamp, was korrekt (wie in der Wiederholung) His foot should stamp heißen müsste.