by Josef Rüttger (flourished c1863)
Eisenbahnlied
Language: German (Deutsch)
Sause, du Feuerross, brause, du Dampfkoloss, fliege dahin! Schnell wie das Kriegsgeschütz, rasch wie Gedankenblitz, mutig und kühn! Wie unser Lebenslauf eilet hinab, hinauf, schwebst du voran; wie unser Lebensflug gleitet dein hast'ger Zug über die Bahn!
Authorship:
- by Josef Rüttger (flourished c1863) [author's text not yet checked 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 Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Eisenbahnlied" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2021-04-08
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