Austria's youth to the Empress | At the side of our Emperor

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possibly by Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Österreichs Jugend an die Kaiserin

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Einer. 
An unsres Kaisers Seite 
Thront mild die Kaiserin;
Gott geb' Ihr sein Geleite 
Durch's ganze Leben hin. 
Alle. 
Auf Brüder, laßt uns segnen
Die liebe, gute Frau,
Die hohe, die holde, die herrliche Frau!

Einer. 
Was wir dem Kaiser geben, 
Das sei auch Ihr geweiht! 
Wir weih'n Ihr Gut und Leben 
Voll Freud' und Frömmigkeit!
Alle. 
Auf Brüder, laßt uns segnen
Die liebe, gute Frau,
Die hohe, die holde, die herrliche Frau!

Einer. 
Sie steh' auf Östreichs Throne
Beglückend und beglückt,
Von Engeln sei die Krone
Mit Rosen Ihr geschmückt!
Alle. 
Auf Brüder, laßt uns segnen
Die liebe, gute Frau,
Die hohe, die holde, die herrliche Frau!

Einer. 
Wie immer für uns Kinder
Der Kaiser Vater war,
So bleib' such nicht minder
Uns Mutter immerdar!
Alle. 
Auf Brüder, laßt uns segnen
Die liebe, gute Frau,
Die hohe, die holde, die herrliche Frau!

Text Authorship:

possibly by Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875) [author's text not yet checked 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 Ferdinand Schubert (1794 - 1859), "Österreichs Jugend an die Kaiserin", 1854 [ soprano and alto solo with sa chorus and piano ], unpublished,confirmed with the manuscript in Huldigung der Tonsetzer Wiens an Ihre Majestät die allerdurchlauchtigste Frau Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Kaiserin von Österreich, Königin von Ungarn und Böhmen etc. Überreicht von der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde des österreichischen Kaiserstaates 1854 held in the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Austria's youth to the Empress", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-07-17
Line count: 36
Word count: 151

Austria's youth to the Empress

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Solo
At the side of our Emperor
The Empress sits enthroned gently;
May God give her His guidance
Throughout her whole life.
Tutti
Arise brethren, let us bless
The dear, good woman,
The exalted, the lovely, the glorious woman!

Solo
May what we give to the Emperor
Be dedicated to her as well!
Full of joy and devotion,
We dedicate our possessions and our life!
Tutti
Arise brethren, let us bless
The dear, good woman,
The exalted, the lovely, the glorious woman!

Solo
May she remain upon Austria's throne,
Giving and receiving felicity,
May angels adorn her crown
With roses!
Tutti
Arise brethren, let us bless
The dear, good woman,
The exalted, the lovely, the glorious woman!

Solo
As the Emperor has ever been
A father to us children,
May she remain, no less,
A mother to us forevermore!
Tutti
Arise brethren, let us bless
The dear, good woman,
The exalted, the lovely, the glorious woman!

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) possibly by Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875)
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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-25
Line count: 36
Word count: 156