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Und ist halt doch kein Land so schön, Als wie mein Schweizerland, Wenn Abends glühn die weißen Höhn Hoch ob der Felsenwand! O Gott, mein Gott, wie dank' ich dir, Daß du es gabst zur Heimath mir! Und wie die Firn' im Wolkenduft, Gottlob! so ist es frei, Frei wie der Adler ob der Kluft Mit seinem Jubelschrei! O Gott, mein Gott, wie dank' ich dir, Daß du es gabst zur Heimath mir! Und treu ist's wie die Alpenros, Stark wie der Berge Kranz, Und traut, ach! wie der blaue Schooß Des Sees im Mondenglanz! O Gott, mein Gott, wie dank' ich dir, Daß du es gabst zur Heimath mir! Ach nirgends, auch am schönsten Strand, Blüht mir ein solches Glück; Gleich zieht's zu meinem Schweizerland Mich unverwandt zurück! O Gott, mein Gott, wie dank' ich dir, Daß du es gabst zur Heimath mir!
Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, pages 278-279.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Und ist halt doch kein Land so schön!", appears in Liederbuch, in 4. Vaterlandslieder, no. 310 [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 Appel (1812 - 1895), "Und ist halt doch kein Land so schön!" [ mixed chorus ], In: Drei vaterländische Gesänge (ed. Ruh) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bernhard Bogler (1821 - 1902), "Und ist halt doch kein Land so schön", published 1878 [ men's chorus ], from Acht neue Gesänge für Männerchor, no. 7, St. Gallen: Sonderegger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theodor Gaugler (1840 - 1892), "Und ist halt doch kein Land so schön", op. 22 no. 11, published 1876 [ ttbb chorus ], from Fünfzehn Lieder und Gesänge von Friedrich Oser zunächst für Volksgesang (vierstimmigen Männerchor), no. 11, Binningen: Kompfe [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fritz Gersbach (1894 - 1973), "Und ist halt doch kein Land so schön", published [1944] [ ssa chorus ], Zürich: Hug [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bonifaz Kühne (1853 - 1922), "Und ist halt doch kein Land so schön" [ men's chorus ], Zürich: Ph. Fries [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Pfirstinger (1869 - 1939), "Und ist halt doch kein Land so schön", published [1930] [ men's chorus ], Zürich & Leipzig: Hug im Komm. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Schneeberger (1843 - 1906) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael Eduard Surläuly (1844 - 1902) [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "And there is simply no country so beautiful!", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2026-01-23
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And there is simply no country as beautiful As my Switzerland, When the white heights glow at evening High upon the rocky cliffs! Oh God, my God, how I thank Thee, That Thou gavest it to me as my homeland! And as the old snow in the scent of the clouds, Praise God! thus is [Switzerland] free, Free as the eagle above the chasm With its rejoicing cry! Oh God, my God, how I thank Thee, That Thou gavest it to me as my homeland! And [Switzerland] is as faithful as the alpine rose, As strong as the circle of mountains, And as familiar, ah! as the blue lap Of the lake in the radiance of the moon! Oh God, my God, how I thank Thee, That Thou gavest it to me as my homeland! Ah, nowhere, even upon the most beautiful shore, Does such happiness bloom for me; I am immediately drawn back, Drawn fixedly back to my Switzerland! Oh God, my God, how I thank Thee, That Thou gavest it to me as my homeland!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Und ist halt doch kein Land so schön!", appears in Liederbuch, in 4. Vaterlandslieder, no. 310
This text was added to the website: 2026-06-29
Line count: 24
Word count: 178