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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)

Es war so trübe, dumpf und schwer
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es war so trübe, dumpf und schwer,
Die schlimme Sage schlich umher,
Sie krächzte, wie zur Dämmerzeit
Ein schwarzer Unglücksvogel schreit.

Die schlimme Sage schlich [im]1 Land
Mit schnöder Schattenbilder Tand,
Sie zeigte Zwietracht und Verrat,
[Zernichtung]2 aller edeln Saat.

Des Bösen Freunde trotzen schon,
Sie lachen hämisch, sprechen Hohn,
Die Guten stehen ernst und still
Und harren, was da werden will.

Da schwingt sich's überm Rhein empor
Und bricht den düstern Wolkenflor:
Ist's stolzer Adler Sonnenflug?
Ist's tönereicher Schwäne Zug?

Es rauscht und singt im goldnen Licht:
Der Herr verläßt die Seinen nicht,
Er macht so Heil'ges nicht zum Spott.
Viktoria! mit uns ist Gott! 

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•   B. Randhartinger 

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1 Randhartinger: "ins"
2 Randhartinger: "Vernichtung"

Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Die Siegesbotschaft" [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 Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Siegesbotschaft im J. 1818 nach der Schlacht bey Waterloo", op. 72 no. 3, KWV 9110 no. 3, published [c1816], from Drei Lieder, no. 3, Wien, Pennauer [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Conradin Kreutzer (1780 - 1849), "Siegesbotschaft", op. 24 ([Zwölf] Gedichte von Uhland), Heft 2 no. 9, published 1846 [ four-part men's chorus ], Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Felix Pfirstinger , "Die Siegesbotschaft", published 1902-5 [ men's chorus ], from Männerchöre, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Die Siegesbotschaft" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Gustav Zanger (b. 1848), "Die Siegesbotschaft", op. 7 no. 2, published 1881 [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2009-03-01
Line count: 20
Word count: 107

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