Listen ye lords, and let me tell you

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by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Hört Ihr Herr'n und laßt Euch sagen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Hört Ihr Herr'n und laßt Euch sagen:
  Der Feind ist über'n Rhein geschlagen!
  Bewahrt das Feuer in Eurer Brust,
  Das Euch geholfen zu dieser Lust,
  Bewahrt das Licht, Ihr holden Frauen,
  Das Ehrenlicht der Deutschen Gauen.
  Vor allem aber, Ihr Frau'n und Herrn,
  Lobt für’s Jahr Dreyzehn Gott den Herrn,
  Singet und preist ihn von fern und nah!
  Amen, Amen, Victoria!

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Confirmed with Gedichte von Fridr. Baron de la Motte-Fouqué, Zweyter Theil, Neueste Auflage, Wien: Bey B. Ph. Bauer, 1818, page 117

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843), "Der Nachtwächter" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Nachtwächter-Ruf", op. 233 (5 Gesänge für 4 Männerstimmen) no. 3, published 1863 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
by Friedrich Heinrich Himmel (1765 - 1814), "Der Wächterruf" [sung text not yet checked]
by Otto Naumann , "Wächterlied", published 1912 [ men's chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2016-02-09
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Word count: 61

Listen ye lords, and let me tell you

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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Listen ye lords, and let me tell you:
  The foe has been beaten back across the Rhine!
  Guard the fire in your breast,
  [The fire] that helped you to this joy,
  Guard the light, you fair women,
  The honourable light of the German counties.
  Before all else, ye ladies and gentlemen,
  Praise the Lord God for the year thirteen,
  Sing and praise Him from far and wide!
  Amen, amen, victory!

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Translated titles:
"Der Nachtwächter" = "The night watchman"
"Der Wächterruf" = "The watchman’s call"
"Wächterlied" = "Watchman’s song"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843), "Der Nachtwächter"
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This text was added to the website: 2016-02-09
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Word count: 70