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Dein Tag ist aus, dein Ruhm fing an; Es preist [der Volksgesang]1 Dich, Hoher, auf des Sieges Bahn, Dein Schwert im Feindesdrang, Die Thaten all', die du gethan, Jauchzt dir der Freyheit Dank! Und ob du fielst -- so lang wir frey, Sollst du den Tod nicht sehn, Dein Blut [so edlich und so treu]2, Darf nicht zur Erde gehn! In unsern Adern [fließ']3 es neu, Dein Geist mög' in uns wehn! [Dein Name sey dem Heer Signal Begiebt's zum Kampfe sich; Und Jungfraun klagen im Choral, Daß unser Held erblich! Die Thrän' entweihete dein Mahl Wir weinen nicht um dich!]4
Confirmed with Julius Körner (translator), Lord Byron’s Poesien, Erstes Bändchen, Zwickau: im Verlage der Gebrüder Schumann, 1821, pages 17-18
1 Schumann: "des Volks Gesang"2 Schumann: "so edel, rein und treu"
3 Schumann: "fließt"
4 Schumann:
Dein Name sei dem Heer Signal, Rüstet's zum Kampfe sich, Und Jungfraun künden's im Choral, Daß unser Held erblich! Es netze keine Trän dein Mal, Wir klagen nicht um dich!
Text Authorship:
- by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873), "Dem Helden", appears in Israelitische Gesänge, no. 11, first published 1821 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "Thy days are done", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 11, first published 1815
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856), "Dem Helden", op. 95 no. 3 (1849), published 1851 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Gesänge aus Lord Byrons Hebräischen Gesängen, no. 3, Bonn, Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Aan de held", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To the hero", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Margo Briessinck , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-15
Line count: 18
Word count: 105
Uw taak is af, uw faam verbreid, Het volk prijst luid met zang Uw overwinning in de strijd, Uw zwaard in 't krijgsgedrang, Al wat gij deed, uw dapperheid. Wij zijn bevrijd van dwang! Al zijt gij dood: daar wij zijn vrij, Tast u de dood niet aan! Het eed'le bloed, dat stortte gij, Mag niet verloren gaan! In onze aders stroomt het blij, Uw geest nog vuurt ons aan! Uw naam zal onze leuze zijn, Als wij de strijd in gaan, Een meisjeskoor zal, zingend fijn, Uw heldendood verslaan. Geschrei kan u geen hulde zijn, Er valt voor u geen traan!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873), "Dem Helden", appears in Israelitische Gesänge, no. 11, first published 1821
Based on:
- a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "Thy days are done", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 11, first published 1815
This text was added to the website: 2013-06-24
Line count: 18
Word count: 102