Das weiße Kreuz im rothen Feld
Language: German (Deutsch)
Das weiße Kreuz im rothen Feld,
Hoch flattert's [überm]1 Plan!
Das Zeichen, das den Sieg behält,
Vorwärts! es fliegt voran!
Gott selber droben,
Der hat's erhoben,
Und gab's zum Hort dir in die Hand
Vor aller Welt, mein Vaterland!
Das weiße Kreuz im rothen Feld,
Wir halten's frei und rein!
Das Zeichen, das den Sieg behält,
Nie soll's verloren sein!
Im Tod und Leben
Soll's uns [umweben]2!
Nichts soll dir reißen aus der Hand
Dein Banner [je]3, mein Vaterland!
Das weiße Kreuz im rothen Feld,
Weh Jedem, der's bedroht!
Das Zeichen, das den Sieg behält,
[Fort]4 bleibt's in Noth und Tod!
Und wer muß sterben,
Der läßt's den Erben!
So lang noch waltet Gottes Hand,
Frei bleibst du, frei, mein Vaterland!
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• J. Nater View original text (without footnotes)
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 282-283.
1 Nater: "über'n"
2 Nater: "umschweben"
3 Nater: "dir"
4 Nater: "Heil"
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The white cross on a red background", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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The white cross on a red background
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
The white cross on a red background,
It flutters high over the plain!
The symbol that holds onto victory,
Onward! it flies before us!
God Himself on high,
He has lifted it up,
And has given it to you as a stronghold
Before all the world, my fatherland!
The white cross on a red background,
We keep it free and pure!
The symbol that holds onto victory,
Never shall it be lost!
In death and life
It must [envelop]1 us!
Nothing shall [ever tear]2 from your hand
Your banner, my fatherland!
The white cross on a red background,
Woe unto anyone who threatens it!
The symbol that holds onto victory,
It [persists]3 in suffering and death!
And those who must die
Leave it to their heirs!
As long as God's hand still prevails,
You shall remain free, my fatherland -- free!
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1 Nater: " waft about"
2 Nater: "tear"
3 Nater: "is salvation"
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