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sometimes misattributed to (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863) and by Hermann von Lingg (1820 - 1905)

Hagel schmettert
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Hagel schmettert,
Sturmentblättert
Rauschen Eichen; 
Aus der Wolke 
Deinem Volke,
Donnergott, o gib ein Zeichen! 

Wölfe finden 
Fährt in Winden,
Furt in Wellen;
Auf, ihr Raben,
Rosse traben -- 
Wagt es wer und naht den Schwellen? 

Schwerter schallen,
Schilde prallen,
Jungfrau bringen, 
Blut in Locken,
Um den Rocken
Gold'ne Gürtel, gold'ne Schlingen.

Adler sanken,
Segel schwanken,
Todt sind Knechte;
Viel des Herben,
Viel Verderben
Wandte Gott mit starker Rechte.

Fried' im Lande,
Kett' und Bande
Geh'n zu Grunde;
Sieg'sruf tönend,
Berge krönend,
Glüht die Feiernacht im Bunde.

Wehrwolf grabe,
Leichenrabe,
Krächz' am Strom in Hela's Thale:
Und zum Tranke
Geh' das blanke 
Schwert um bei dem Siegesmahle!

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Note: misattributed to Hebbel in Hofmeister.

Text Authorship:

  • sometimes misattributed to (Christian) Friedrich Hebbel (1813 - 1863)
  • by Hermann von Lingg (1820 - 1905), "Velleda's Gesang" [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 Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812 - 1883), "Lied der Velleda", op. 50 no. 7 [ medium voice, piano ], from Herbstklänge, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-21
Line count: 36
Word count: 106

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