Dem Königs‑Sohn

Wer sprenget auf dem stolzen Roß
Bis in die vorderen Reihen,
Und will dem Eisen, dem Geschoß
Das munt're Leben weih'n?
Das ist ein junger Königs-Sohn!
Der Erbe von dem Preussen-Thron! 

Du wirst uns lang im Ehrenfeld 
Mit Blick und Schwert regieren,
In späten Jahren, werter Held!
Ein frommes Scepter führen!
Du rascher lieber Königs-Sohn!
Wir retten Dir den deutschen Thron!

Translation(s): ENG

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Submitted by Emily Ezust [Administrator]

Authorship

• by (Gottlob Ferdinand) Max(imilian) Gottfried von Schenkendorf (1783 - 1817) [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Dem Königs-Sohn", 1870, published 1882. [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "To the king's son", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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