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by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913)

Freiwillige her!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Freiwillige her! Freiwillige her!
Von der Memel bis zum Rhein,
Von den Alpen bis zum Meer,
  Freiwillige her!
Schwarz Roth Gold ist das Panier,
Für dich Deutschland kämpfen wir.

Freiwillige her! Freiwillige her!
Nehmt die Büchsen, zielet gut!
Auf zu Roß mit Schwert und Speer!
  Freiwillige her!
Schwarz Roth Gold ist bedroht --
Vaterland! Sieg oder Tod!

Freiwillige her! Freiwillige her!
Duldet ihr der Feinde Spott?
Ist der Fluch noch nicht zu schwer?
  Freiwillige her!
Dänen, Welsche, wer es sei --
Nieder fremde Tyrannei!

Freiwillige her! Freiwillige her!
Durch das Volk da braust der Sturm:
Einig! Keine Trennung mehr!
  Freiwillige her!
Einig! ruft's im Schlachtenroth!
Deutsches Volk, Sieg oder Tod!

Confirmed with Lieder und Gedichte von Carl Lemcke, Hamburg, Hoffmann und Campe, 1861, pages 60-61. Note: modern German would change the following spellings: "Roth" -> "Rot"


Text Authorship:

  • by Karl von Lemcke (1831 - 1913), "Freiwillige her!", appears in Lieder und Gedichte, in 2. Im Volkston [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Freiwillige her!", op. 261 (5 vierstimmige Männergesänge) no. 3, published 1864 [ vocal quartet for male voices ], Leipzig, Siegel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Freiwillige her!", op. 41 (Fünf Lieder) no. 2 (1861/2?), published 1867 [ TTBB chorus ], Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann  [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Voluntaris, vinga! ", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Vrijwilligers hier!", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Volunteers join the ranks!", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Volontaires, en avant !", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2005-08-29
Line count: 24
Word count: 108

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