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by Rudolph von Gottschall (1823 - 1909)

Der Schild der deutschen Ehre
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wir stehn vor Gott und schwören,
Das Schwert in uns'rer Hand,
Dir einzig zu gehören,
Du theures Vaterland;
Zu leben und zu sterben
Als deines Ruhmes Erben.
Hell tönt vom Fels zum Meere
Der Schild der deutschen Ehre.

Sowahr auf andern Wegen
Wir unser Heil gesucht,
Erhofft des Friedens Segen
Und edler Arbeit Frucht,
Soll jetzt den Siegesfahnen
Das Schwert die Pfade bahnen.
Hell tönt vom Fels zum Meere
Der Schild der deutschen Ehre.

Sowahr sich ein Versucher
Der deutschen Treue naht:
Wir zahlen heim mit Wucher
Den Willen und die That.
Ein Weltgericht verkünde
Den Sturz gekrönter Sünde!
Hell tönt vom Fels zum Meere
Der Schild der deutschen Ehre.

Confirmed with Rudolph Gottschall, Kriegslieder, Berlin: Franz Lipperheide, 1870, pages 15-16


Text Authorship:

  • by Rudolph von Gottschall (1823 - 1909), "Der Schild der deutschen Ehre", subtitle: "August 1870", written 1870, appears in Kriegslieder, first published 1870 [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 Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "Der Schild der deutschen Ehre", op. 103 (Männerchöre [published first as Acht Gesänge, without #9]) no. 4 (1870) [ four-part men's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The shield of German honour", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-11-22
Line count: 24
Word count: 110

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