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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Das schönste Band
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Freude weilt in unserm Kreise, 
Schlingt um uns ihr trautes Band; 
Ei! wem schlägt nicht froher Weise 
Gleich das Herz, singt er zum Preise 
  Dir, o theures Vaterland!
 
Freude, Freude seht ihr strahlen 
Rings auf jedem Angesicht; 
Ja! gegrüßt zu tausend Malen, 
Freundesherz! bist nicht zu zahlen, 
  Das die Treue nimmer bricht!

Aber tiefer ist gegründet, 
Fester, unser Bund fürwahr; 
Nicht zur Freude nur entzündet, 
Auch für Noth und Tod verbündet 
  Steht zusammen unsre Schaar! 

Bruderliebe! schwing', o schwinge 
Hin dich über's ganze Land! 
Hilfe, Trost und Segen bringe, 
Um die Herzen alle schlinge 
  Dich, du schönstes, schönstes Band!

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 298-299.


Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Das schönste Band", appears in Liederbuch, in 4. Vaterlandslieder, no. 323 [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 Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2026-02-16
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