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by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835)

Mag der Wind im Segel beben
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Mag der Wind im Segel beben
   Der das Schiff nach Westen trägt
   Wo das freye, stolzes Leben 
   Ein erwachtes Volk bewegt,
   Wo der phaeton'sche Wagen
   Edle Palmenkeime schwellt,
   Wo die Cordilleras ragen,
   Wo der Strom von Silber fällt:

Der erhitzte Wahn der Jugend, 
   Der das Glück sich fern verheißt, 
   Weiche deiner strengern Tugend, 
   Weiche deinem größern Geist, 
   Soll der letzte Stern erbleichen 
   An des deutschen Himmels Rand, 
   O so decken unsre Leichen 
   Das verlor'ne Vaterland! 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Vermischte Schriften von August Graf von Platen-Hallermünde, Erlangen: bey Carl Heyder, 1822, page 58.


Text Authorship:

  • by August von Platen-Hallermünde (1796 - 1835), no title, appears in Vermischete Schriften, in Lieder 1813-1818, no. 7 [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  • by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Lied", 1834 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Song", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-01-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 75

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