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Näher, immer näher dringet, Brüder, an des Volkes Herz! Euer Wirken nur gelinget, Theilt mit ihm ihr Lust und Schmerz. Reicher als mit Königskronen Wird's mit seiner Liebe lohnen Treu die Seinen allerwärts! Streuet aus den edeln Saamen, Wo ein Sehnen euch bewußt, Daß sie wahren euern Namen Segnend in der tiefsten Brust, Und euch grüßen als Genossen, Wo die schönen Blüthen sprossen Ungezwungner, heitrer Lust! Näher, immer näher dringet, Brüder, an des Volkes Herz! Euer Wirken nur gelinget, Theilt mit ihm ihr Lust und Schmerz. Reicher als mit Königskronen Wird's mit seiner Liebe lohnen Treu die Seinen allerwärts!
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 299.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "An des Volkes Herz!", appears in Liederbuch, in 4. Vaterlandslieder, no. 324 [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 Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To the heart of the people!", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2026-02-16
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Word count: 99
Closer, ever closer, brethren, Seek to come to the heart of the people! Your labour shall only succeed If you share joy and sorrow with it. More generously than with royal crowns It shall with its love faithfully Reward its own everywhere! Scatter the noble seed, Wherever you discern a yearning, So that [the people] uphold your name With blessings in their deepest heart, And greet you as comrades, Where the beautiful blossoms Of unforced, cheerful joy burgeon! Closer, ever closer, brethren, Seek to come to the heart of the people! Your labour shall only succeed If you share joy and sorrow with it. More generously than with royal crowns It shall with its love faithfully Reward its own everywhere!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "An des Volkes Herz!", appears in Liederbuch, in 4. Vaterlandslieder, no. 324
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-22
Line count: 21
Word count: 120