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Im Ländchen, da ich wohne, Steigt himmelhoch die Firn; Mit einer Silberkrone Ist blank geziert die Stirn! Es ist so schön, es ist so hehr, Mein Ländchen lass' ich nimmermehr! Im Ländchen, da ich wohne, Die Freiheit ist zu Haus; Sie winkt vom Felsenthrone Weit in die Welt hinaus! Hier bin ich froh, hier weil' ich gern, Hier strahlet mir mein guter Stern! Das Ländchen, da ich wohne, Soll mir so eigen sein Als wie dem Schweizersohne Sein trautes Mütterlein! Es ist so traut, es ist so gut; Ich opf're ihm mein Herz und Blut!
Confirmed with Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek, vierzehntes Bändchen, ed. by Robert Weber, Aarau: H. R. Sauerländer, 1886, pages 27 - 28. Appears in III. 4. Emil Zschokke.
Text Authorship:
- by Emil Zschokke (1808 - 1889), "Mein Ländchen" [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 Ferdinand Kamm (1845 - 1897), "Mein Ländchen", published 1877 [ men's chorus a cappella ], from Neue Gesänge für den Männerchor, no. 4, St. Gallen, Huber & Co [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Kamm (1845 - 1897), "Mein Ländchen", published 1880 [ men's chorus ], from Neue Gesänge für den Männerchor, Heft 1, no. 1, St. Gallen, Zürich: Hug [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Kamm (1845 - 1897), "Mein Ländchen", op. 45 (Liedersaal für Frauenchor. 90 drei- und vierstimmige Lieder für Schule, Haus und Verein) no. 23, published 1896 [ ssa chorus ], Zürich & Leipzig: Hug [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "My dear country", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2021-09-27
Line count: 18
Word count: 95
In the dear country in which I live, The old snow lies sky-high; Its brow is shiningly decorated With a silver crown! It is so beautiful, it is so lofty, Nevermore shall I leave my dear country! In the dear country in which I live, Freedom is at home; From the rocky throne it waves Wide out into the world! Here I am happy, here I gladly dwell, Here my good star shines for me! The dear country in which I live, Shall be mine Just as a dear mother Is to a Swiss son! It is so homey, it is so good; I offer it my heart and my blood!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Emil Zschokke (1808 - 1889), "Mein Ländchen"
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-14
Line count: 18
Word count: 111