by John Freeman Milward Dovaston (1782 - 1854)
Translation by Georg Pertz (1830 - 1870)
A health to the brave
Language: English
A health to the brave, in fields afar Sweet Freedom's foes assailing; And high your choral burden bear, Their names with honours hailing. What meed awaits the fallen brave? A nation's tears to dew them, And bards the blooming flowers to weave, And virgin hands to strew them. But what their meed to whom return In triumph's ear is granted? Beside their comrade's laurel'd urn, To see the olive planted, To hear the good, the great, the fair, Rich notes of rapture pealing. That hig the choral burden bear, Their names with honours hailing.
Authorship:
- by John Freeman Milward Dovaston (1782 - 1854) [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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "A health to the brave", WoO 157 no. 6 (1814-5), from 12 songs of various nationalities, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Georg Pertz) , "Unsern Helden!"
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2005-12-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 94
Unsern Helden!
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English
Den Helden, süßer Feriheit Hort, Ein Hoch aus weiter Ferne! Singt, Brüder, singt den Rundreim fort, Ihr Ruhm bis an die Sterne! Was ist im Tod des Tapfern Preis? Des Volkes Tränenschleier! Und Blüten, die der Jungfrau'n Kreis, Ihm streut beim Glanz der Leier. Doch die ihr siegreich kehret heim, Was lohnt denn euch, ihr Degen? Zu schau'n des Ölbaums Segenskeim, Beim Lorbeergrab sich regen. Zu lauschen, wie des Sängers Wort Euch trägt in blaue Ferne. Singt, Brüder, singt den Rundreim fort, Ihr Ruhm bis an die Sterne!
Authorship:
- by Georg Pertz (1830 - 1870), "Unsern Helden!" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by John Freeman Milward Dovaston (1782 - 1854)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2005-12-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 88