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Vier Kriegslieder

Song Cycle by Hermann Karl Josef Zilcher (1881 - 1948)

1. Mahnung  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Nun schweige mir jeder von seinem Leid 
und noch so tiefer Not.  
Sind wir nicht alle zum Opfer bereit 
und zu dem Tod?   

Eines steht groß in den Himmel gebrannt:
Alles darf untergehn.
Deutschland, unser Kinder- und Vaterland, 
Deutschland muß bestehn! 

Text Authorship:

  • by Will Vesper (1882 - 1962), "Mahnung"

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Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada and the U.S., but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

Confirmed with Aus den Tagen des großen Krieges: Deutsche Kriegslieder 1914 / 15, ed. by Carl Busse, Bielefeld/Leipzig: Velhagen & Klasing, 1915, page 10. Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

2. Österreichisches Reiterlied  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Drüben am Wiesenrand 
Hocken zwei Dohlen,
Fall' ich am Donaustrand? 
Sterb' ich in Polen?
Was liegt daran?! 
Eh' sie meine Seele holen,
Kämpf' ich als Reitersmann.
 
Drüben am Ackerrain 
Schreien zwei Raben,
Werd ich der erste sein, 
Den sie begraben?
Was ist dabei?
Viel Hunderttausend traben
In [Öst'reichs]1 Reiterei!
 
Drüben im Abendrot 
Fliegen zwei Krähen --
Wann kommt der Schnitter Tod,
Um uns zu mähen?
Es ist nicht schad' !
[Seh' ich nur uns're]2 Fahnen wehen
Auf Belgerad!

Text Authorship:

  • by Hugo Zuckermann (1881 - 1914), "Reiterlied", written 1914

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1 Lehár: "uns'rer"
2 Gretscher: "Wenn nur unsre"

Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Harry Joelson , Peter Eichenseher

3. Marschlied

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Und als der große Krieg begann
 . . . . . . . . . .

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Text Authorship:

  • by Will Vesper (1882 - 1962)

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4. Abendlied im Feld

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Nun komm du stille Nacht herein
 . . . . . . . . . .

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Text Authorship:

  • by Will Vesper (1882 - 1962)

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Total word count: 119
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