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Wenn deine Berge glühn im Rosenschein So hehr beim frühsten Morgenschauer, O sieh, wie blicken voller Trauer, Ernst mahnend sie in's Thal hinein! O Vaterland! wann will es tagen? So fragen sie in stummem Weh, Das Haupt erhoben wie zum Klagen, O Vaterland! ersteh, ersteh! Ach! deine Sonne sank! Des Haders Noth Durchschauert dich wie Sturmestoben! Wohl glühn so hell die Berge droben, Wann strahlt auch dir das Morgenroth? O Vaterland! wann will es tagen? So fragen sie in stummem Weh, Das Haupt erhoben wie zum Klagen, O Vaterland! ersteh, ersteh! So schön, so schön bist du, mein Vaterland! Erwach! -- durchbrich des Todes Dunkel, Daß dich des Morgenlichts Gefunkel Umleuchte wie ein Opferbrand! O Land, o Land! daß Frieden wieder Und Treue walt' in deinen Gaun, Und freudestrahlend auf dich nieder, Dich segnend, deine Berge schaun!
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 295-296.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "An das Vaterland", appears in Liederbuch, in 4. Vaterlandslieder, no. 320 [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 Theodor Gaugler (1840 - 1892), "An das Vaterland", op. 10 no. 2, published 1873 [ ttbb chorus ], Leipzig: Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Karl) August Schuster (1807 - 1877) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878), "An das Vaterland", published 1879 [ men's chorus ], in: Das Rütli. Ein Liederbuch für Männergesang, St. Gallen: Sonderegger [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To my homeland", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-15
Line count: 24
Word count: 136
When your mountains glow in the rosy light So loftily at the first tremor of morning, Oh see how they gaze full of sorrow, With solemn admonition, into the valley! Oh homeland! when shall there be dawn? Thus they ask in mute woe, Their heads lifted as if in lamentation, Oh homeland! arise, arise! Alas! your sun has set! The misery of discord Shudders through you like the raging of a storm! To be sure, the mountains on high glow so radiantly, When shall the rosy glow of morning shine for you as well? Oh homeland! when shall there be dawn? Thus they ask in mute woe, Their heads lifted as if in lamentation, Oh homeland! arise, arise! You are so beautiful, so beautiful, my homeland! Awaken! -- break through the darkness of death, So that the sparkling of the morning light May shine around you like a sacrificial fire! Oh land, oh land! that once more peace And faithfulness may prevail in your counties, And, radiant with joy, your mountains may Look down upon you in blessing!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "An das Vaterland", appears in Liederbuch, in 4. Vaterlandslieder, no. 320
This text was added to the website: 2026-07-21
Line count: 24
Word count: 177