Oudduits strijdlied | Wij staan hier tot de slag bereid, o Michael!

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Altdeutsches Kampflied

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT

Wir stehen hier zur Schlacht bereit, o Michael!
Erzengel helfe uns im Streit!
Refrain
 Hilf uns hier kämpfen,
 die Feinde dämpfen, o Michael!

Wir streiten nur für gutes Recht, o Michael!
Für den Glauben gehen wir ins Gefecht!

O zieh ein Beistand uns einher, o Michael!
O Führer der Heerscharen Heer!

Du stürztest die in ew?ge Nacht, o Michael!
die sich gen Gottes Licht gewagt.

Dir ist geweiht das deutsche Land, o Michael!
Lass es nicht sein der Fremden Tand!

Du schaust die stolzen Feinde drohn, o Michael!
Mach du zu Schanden ihren Hohn!

O halte Zwiespalt von uns fern, o Michael!
Und eine du des Volkes Kern!

O Michael, mit uns zur Schlacht, o Michael!
Wir stehn dann aller Höllen Macht!

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Altdeutsches Kampflied", WoO. posth. 35 no. 12 (1863/4?) [SATB chorus], from Deutsche Volkslieder für gemischten Chor, no. 12. [
text verified 1 time
]

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

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Oudduits strijdlied", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
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Word count: 122

Oudduits strijdlied

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Wij staan hier tot de slag bereid, o Michael!
Aartsengel, help ons in de strijd!
Refrain
 Help ons hem keren,
 De vijand weren, o Michael!
 
Wij strijden slechts voor 't goede recht, o Michael!
Voor 't geloof, ja, gaan wij aan 't gevecht! 
 
O, geef ons bijstand in 't verweer, o Michael!
O, leider van 't heirscharenheir! 
 
Hen stort gij in de eeuw'ge nacht, o Michael!
Die Gods licht haten om zijn kracht.
 
U is gewijd het Duitse land, o Michael!
Het zij geen buit in vreemde hand! 
 
De vijand dreigt en hoont vol trots, o Michael!
Maak hem te schande, Engel Gods! 
 
Houd tweespalt ver bij ons vandaan, o Michael!
Laat eenheid in ons volk bestaan!
 
Versterk ons met uw grote kracht, o Michael!
Wij weren dan elke hellemacht!

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This text was added to the website: 2015-08-16
Line count: 19
Word count: 130