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Schwingt euch auf, Posaunen-Chöre, Daß in sternenklarer Nacht, Gott der Herr ein Loblied höre, Von der Thürme hoher Wacht; Seine Hand führt die Planeten Sichern Laufs durch Raum und Zeit, Führt die Seele nach den Fehden Dieser Welt zur Ewigkeit. Ein Jahrhundert will zerrinnen Und ein neues hebt sich an, Wohl dem, der mit reinen Sinnen Stetig wandelt seine Bahn! Klirrt sie auch in Stahl und Eisen, Gold'ne Zeit folgt der von Erz, Und zum Heil, das ihm verheißen, Dringt mit Kampf ein männlich' Herz. Rüstig mög drum Jeder schaffen, Was sich ziemt nach Recht und Fug, In der Kutte, in den Waffen, In der Werkstatt wie am Pflug : Dazu, Herr, den Segen spende Deiner Burg, dem Berg, der Au'... Netz' an des Jahrhunderts Wende Sie mit deiner Saelde Tau.
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Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), "Wächterlied. Neujahrsnacht des Jahres 1200", appears in Frau Aventiure. Lieder aus Heinrich von Ofterdingens Zeit, in Wartburglieder, no. 1, first published 1863 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Oswald Körte , "Wächterlied (Neujahrsnacht des Jahres 1200)", published 1890 [ voice and piano ], from Frau Aventiure. 6 Lieder von Scheffel für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 1, Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Wächterlied", op. 32 (3 Chorgesänge für 4 Männerstimme) no. 1, published 1872 [ vocal quartet of male voices ], Nördlingen, Beck [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Wächterlied in der Neujahrsnacht (des J. 1200)", op. 32b (8 Gesänge für Männerchor) no. 1, published 1891 [ men's chorus ], Leipzig, Kistner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Wächterlied auf der Wartburg", 1887, published 1888 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Gedichte von Scheffel, Mörike, Goethe and Kerner, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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 (Emily Ezust) , "The watchman's song of Wartburg", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant du veilleur de Wartbourg", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 130
Ring out, choir of trumpets, so that in this star-bright night God the Lord may hear this song of praise from the high watchtower. His hand guides the planets over a sure course through time and space, directs souls past the struggles of this world to Eternity. A century will melt away and a new one will ascend; Happy is he who, with pure thoughts, keeps steadily on his course. Even if steel and iron clatter, a golden age will follow the age of bronze, and for the salvation that was promised him, Man will struggle on in battle. Let everyone then busy himself cheerfully with what is appropriate and proper, in cowl or with weapons, in the workshop as much as at the plough. Thus, Lord, grant your benediction on your castle, your mountain and plain, sprinkle them at this change of centuries in the dew of your grace.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Joseph Viktor von Scheffel (1826 - 1886), "Wächterlied. Neujahrsnacht des Jahres 1200", appears in Frau Aventiure. Lieder aus Heinrich von Ofterdingens Zeit, in Wartburglieder, no. 1, first published 1863
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 150