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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by (Johann) Gottfried Kinkel (1815 - 1882)

Hymne auf den Tod von Marco Botzaris
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Greek (Ελληνικά) 
Our translations:  ENG
Männer von Hellas, 
Klagt um den Heroen!
Botzaris Heldengeist
Ist uns entflohen;
Uns zu erlösen, sank er auf’s Blutfeld.

Schaut auf sein Heldenbild,
Ihm nachzustreben,
Wenn euch die Freiheit gilt 
Mehr als das Leben!
Bald dann zermalmen wir unsre Tyrannen.

Blutiger Türkenschwarm, 
Der ihn geschlachtet,
Noch ist der Freiheit Stern
Uns nicht umnachtet;
Wilder nur braust heran griechische Kampfwuth.

Nie von dir, Botzaris, 
Schweigt die Kunde;
Aller Hellenen Herz 
Traf deine Wunde.
Ruhet dein Staub im Grab, doch dein Ruhm nicht.

Steig’ ein, Unsterblicher,
Auf zu den Fernen,
Wo dir die Hütte winkt
Über den Sternen;
Bitte den Herrn der Welt für deine Treuen.

Text Authorship:

  • by (Johann) Gottfried Kinkel (1815 - 1882) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist  [text unavailable]
    • Go to the text page.

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

  • by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "Hymne auf den Tod von Marco Botzaris" [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Anja Bunzel) , "Hymn in Memoriam of Marco Botzaris", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-07-25
Line count: 25
Word count: 104

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