High above the clouds, in the blue of the aether

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by Hedwig Waser

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Hoch über Wolken im Aetherblau

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Hoch über Wolken im Aetherblau
Steh' ich auf freier Höh', 
Auf's Heimathland ich niederschau' 
Auf Wald und Flur und See; 
Gott grüße dich mein liebes Heimathland!

  Du schneebedeckter Alpenkranz
Voll majestätscher Pracht; 
Ihr See'n, die ihr im Abendglanz 
Mir blau entgegenlacht; 
Gott grüße dich mein theures Heimathland!

  Dein Bild, so schön, so wunderbar 
Wie's heut' vor'm Aug' mir stand, 
Wird's mich begleiten immerdar 
Am öden fremden Strand: 
Gott schüße dich, mein theures Heimathland!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Alpenröschen: Schweizerisches Taschen-Liederbuch, Sechste, vermehrte Auflage, Bern: J. Heuberger's Verlag, 1895, page 65.

Text Authorship:

by Hedwig Waser , "Gott grüße dich, mein Heimathland" [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 Attenhofer (1837 - 1914), "Gott grüsse dich, mein Heimatland", op. 53 (Acht leichte Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 2, published 1885 [ ttbb chorus ], Zürich: Gebrüder Hug & Co. [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

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High above the clouds, in the blue of...

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  High above the clouds, in the blue of the aether,
I stand upon the free heights,
I gaze down upon my homeland,
Upon forest and meadow and lake;
God greet you, my dear homeland!

  You snow-covered wreath of alps
Full of majestic splendour;
You lakes that, in the evening radiance,
Smile toward me in blueness;
God greet you, my dear homeland!

  Your image, so beautiful, so wondrous
As it stood before my eyes today,
It shall accompany me evermore
Upon the desolate foreign shore:
God protect you, my dear homeland!

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Translations of titles:
"Gott grüße dich, mein Heimathland" = "God greet you, my homeland"
"Gott grüsse dich, mein Heimatland" = "God greet you, my homeland"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Hedwig Waser , "Gott grüße dich, mein Heimathland"
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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-31
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