And as long as I still rejoice

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Heimatlied

(Sung text for setting by L. Liebe)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Und so lang ich noch jauchz',
Meine Freud' auf der Welt 
Muß auf dich, ja auf dich 
Und dein Glück sein gestellt: 
  O du herrliches Land, 
  Du mein heimisches Land, 
O du Schweiz, wie ich keins 
Unterm Himmel noch fand!

  Und so lang ich noch lieb',
In der Freud' und im Leid, 
In der Fern' und daheim 
Bleib' ich treu dir allzeit!
  O du theuerstes Land,
  Du mein heimisches Land, 
O du Schweiz, keine Macht 
Kann zerreißen das Band!

  Und so lang ich noch bet',
Aus der Seele mein Flehn 
Steigt für dich zu dem Herrn, 
Und er wird mich verstehn! 
  O du glückliches Land, 
  Du mein heimisches Land, 
O du Schweiz, hüte Gott 
Dich mit liebender Hand!

  Und so lang ich noch leb',
Meine Hab' und mein Gut,
Meine Kraft weih' ich dir,
Und meinen Muth und mein Blut!
  O du freiestes Land, 
  Du mein heimisches Land, 
O du Schweiz, wie ich keins 
Unterm Himmel noch fand!

Composition:

Ludwig Liebe

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Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Heimathlied", appears in Liederbuch, in 4. Vaterlandslieder, no. 301

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This text was added to the website: 2017-05-20
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Word count: 160

Song of home

(Sung text translation for setting by L. Liebe)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  And as long as I still rejoice,
My happiness on earth
Must be founded on you,
On you and your good fortune:
  Oh you glorious land,
  You my homeland,
Oh you Switzerland, a home as I
Found none other under heaven!

  And as long as I still love,
In joy and in sorrow,
In the distance and at home
I shall remain true to you always!
  Oh you most precious land,
  You my homeland,
Oh you Switzerland, no power
Can sever the bond!

  And as long as I still pray,
The plea from out of my soul for you
Rises to the Lord,
And He shall understand me!
  Oh you happy land,
  You my homeland,
Oh you Switzerland, may God
Protect you with a loving hand!

  And as long as I still live,
My worldly goods,
My strength I dedicate to you,
And my courage and my blood!
  Oh you, most free of lands,
  You my homeland,
Oh you Switzerland, a home as I
Found none other under heaven!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Heimathlied", appears in Liederbuch, in 4. Vaterlandslieder, no. 301
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