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Sie sollen ihn nicht haben, Den freien deutschen Rhein, Ob sie wie gierige Raben, Sich heiser danach schrein, Solang er ruhig wallend Sein grünes Kleid noch trägt, Solang ein Ruder schallend In seine Wogen schlägt. Sie sollen ihn nicht haben, Den freien deutschen Rhein, Solang sich Herzen laben An seiner Feuerwein, Solang in seinem Strome Noch fest die Felsen stehn, Solang sich hohe Dome In seinem Spiegel sehn. Sie sollen ihn nicht haben, Den freien deutschen Rhein, Solang noch kühne Knaben Um schlanke Dirnen frei'n, Solang die Flosse hebet Ein Fisch auf seinem Grund, Solang ein Lied noch lebet In seiner Sänger Mund. Sie sollen ihn nicht haben, Den freien deutschen Rhein, Bis seine Flut begraben Des letzten Manns Gebein! Sie sollen ihn nicht haben, Den freien deutschen Rhein, Bis seine Flut begraben Des letzten Manns Gebein!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-7,7 of the original text.
Note: see de Musset's "response", Le Rhin allemand
Composition:
- Set to music by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "Der deutsche Rhein", published 1870, stanzas 1-7,7 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel, in Liederbuch des Deutschen Volkes, no. 790, page 490, ed. by Carl Hase, Felix Dahn, Carl Reinecke
Text Authorship:
- by Nikolaus Becker (1809 - 1845), "Der deutsche Rhein (an Alphonse de Lamartine)"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The German Rhine", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le Rhin allemand, chant patriotique", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Dr. Gerrit den Hartogh , Melanie Trumbull
This text was added to the website: 2004-06-30
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Word count: 122
They shall not have it, The free German Rhine, Though they like greedy ravens Scream themselves hoarse after it, As long as, peacefully flowing, It still wears its green garb, As long as even one oar resoundingly Strikes into its waves. They shall not have it, The free German Rhine, As long as hearts refresh themselves With its fiery wine, As long as within its current The rocks still stand firmly, As long as lofty cathedrals Can see themselves in its mirror. They shall not have it, The free German Rhine, As long as courageous lads Court slender maidens, As long as a fin is lifted By a fish within its depths, As long as a song still lives In the mouths of its singers. They shall not have it, The free German Rhine, Until its floodwaters have buried The bones of the last man! They shall not have it, The free German Rhine, Until its floodwaters have buried The bones of the last man!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-7,7 of the original text.
Alternate title: "Patriotic Song"Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2013 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Nikolaus Becker (1809 - 1845), "Der deutsche Rhein (an Alphonse de Lamartine)"
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This text was added to the website: 2013-07-12
Line count: 28
Word count: 145