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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
Your day is over, your fame commenced; The singing of the populace praises You, lofty one, upon the road to victory, For your sword in the melee, For all of the deeds that you accomplished, Freedom rejoicingly gives you thanks. And though you fell -- as long as we are free, You shall not see death, Your blood, so [noble and so]1 true Must not be buried! In our veins [may it flow]2 anew, May your spirit move within us! May your name be a sign to the army When it [goes forth into]3 battle And maidens [lament]4 it in chorales That our hero has perished! [A tear would desecrate your memorial; We do not weep for you!]5
1 Schumann: "noble, pure, and"
2 Schumann: "it flows"
3 Schumann: "arrays itself for"
4 Schumann: "proclaim"
5 Schumann:
May no tear fall upon your memorial; We do not lament for you!
Text Authorship:
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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: 2018-07-23
Line count: 18
Word count: 122