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by Georg Steiger

Vaterland
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Vaterland, o lieb' Vaterland,
So recht nahe, recht am Herzen dir,
Wie durchströmt mich da Wonne nie geahnt,
Niederknien, beten, beten möcht' ich hier!
Wär' kein Lauscher da, als der Fels im See,
Würd' ich jubeln, beten durcheinand,
Würde küssen wohl so in Lust und Weh,
Heil'ger Boden, dich, mein Vaterland,
Heil'ger Boden, heil'ger Boden,
Dich, mein Vaterland.

Vaterland, o lieb' Vaterland!
Wissen mußt du, wie so lieb mir bist!
Halten möcht' ich hoch auf zum Schwur die Hand,
Die in Treue, in Treue dir ergeben ist.
Meines Lebens Glück, meine Seligkeit,
O das hab ich klar nunmehr erkannt,
Wurzeln nur in dir kräftig tief und weit
Nur in dir, mein teures Vaterland,
Nur in dir, nur in dir,
Mein theures Vaterland.

Text Authorship:

  • by Georg Steiger  [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Vaterland" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]
  • by Gottfried Angerer (1851 - 1909), "Vaterland" [men's chorus] [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2005-07-14
Line count: 20
Word count: 122

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