by (Karl) Theodor Körner (1791 - 1813)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wo ist des Sängers Vaterland? --
     Wo edler Geister Funken sprühten,
     Wo Kränze für das Schöne blühten,
     Wo starke Herzen freudig glühten,
     Für alles Heilige entbrannt:--
Da war mein Vaterland!

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Composition:

    Set to music by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Mein Vaterland", stanza 1 [ voice and piano ], unpublished, undated

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "My homeland", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-02-03
Line count: 36
Word count: 188