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by Julius Karl Reinhold Sturm (1816 - 1896)

Wir liebten uns wie Brüder
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Wir liebten uns wie Brüder,
Der Tod hat uns getrennt,
Dich riß die Kugel nieder
Und meine Wunde brennt.

Wie kämpftest Du so muthig,
Du löwenstarker Held!
Nun liegst Du bleich und blutig
Zu Füßen mir im Feld.1

Gott zähle Dich in Gnaden 
Zum auserwählten Heer!
So treuen Kameraden --
Find' ich wohl nimmermehr.

About the headline (FAQ)

View original text (without footnotes)

Confirmed with Daheim. Ein deutsches Familienblatt mit Illustrationen, Jahrgang 1866, No. 44, page 649.

1 Kücken adds:
O trauerbange Stunde
Wenn ich den Scheidegruß
Aus deinem bleichen Munde
Der Mutter bringen muß.

Text Authorship:

  • by Julius Karl Reinhold Sturm (1816 - 1896), "Der todte Kamerad" [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 Arthur Claassen (1859 - 1920), "Der todte Soldat", op. 32 (Sechs Männerchöre) no. 1, published 1894 [ ttbb chorus ], Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken (1810 - 1882), "Der treue Kamerad", op. 84 no. 4, published 1867 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig: Senff [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2022-03-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 54

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