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Mein Heimatland, das liebe, traute, Wo ich das Glück der Jugend fand, Das meine Kinderspiele schaute Und mich erzog mit ernster Hand. Ich muss es lieben, Das traute, liebe Heimatland! Ich muss es lieben, ja ewig lieben, Das traute, liebe Heimatland! Das Land, das auch auf fremder Erde Dem Manne nah verbunden blieb, Ihn bei des harten Tags Beschwerde Mit süsser Sehnsucht vorwärts trieb. Ich muss es lieben, Das traute, liebe Heimatland! Ich muss es lieben, ja ewig lieben, Das traute, liebe Heimatland! Mein Land, das heimatwärts getrieben Den reifen Mann zu rechter Zeit, Das ihn vereint mit seinen Lieben, Den eignen freien Herd verleiht. Ich muss es lieben, Das traute, liebe Heimatland! Ich muss es lieben, ja ewig lieben, Das traute, liebe Heimatland! Dich, Heimatland, dich lieb' ich immer, Dir bleibt geweiht mein ganzes Herz, Und bis zum letzten Lebensschimmer Bin ich bei dir in Freud' und Schmerz. Ich will dich lieben, Das trautes, liebes Heimatland! Ich will es lieben, ja ewig lieben, Das traute, liebe Heimatland!
Text Authorship:
- by Johannes Rehmke (1848 - 1930) [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 Kamm (1845 - 1897), "Meine traute Heimat", op. 45 (Liedersaal für Frauenchor. 90 drei- und vierstimmige Lieder für Schule, Haus und Verein) no. 1, published 1896 [ ssa chorus ], Zürich & Leipzig: Hug [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "My familiar homeland", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-09-05
Line count: 32
Word count: 168
My homeland, the dear, familiar one, Where I found the happiness of my youth, Which witnessed my childhood games And raised me with a thoughtful hand. I must love it, My familiar, dear homeland! I must love it, yes, love it forever, My familiar, dear homeland! The country, which even upon foreign soil Remained closely tied to [this] man, [Which] in the grievousness of the hard day Drove him onward with sweet yearning. I must love it, My familiar, dear homeland! I must love it, yes, love it forever, My familiar, dear homeland! My country that drove [this] mature man Homeward at the right time, That reunited him with his loved ones, [That] gives him his own free hearth. I must love it, My familiar, dear homeland! I must love it, yes, love it forever, My familiar, dear homeland! You, homeland, I shall love forever, My whole heart remains dedicated to you, And until the last glimmer of life I shall be with you in joy and pain. I shall love you, My familiar, dear homeland! I shall love you, yes, love you forever, My familiar, dear homeland!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2026 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johannes Rehmke (1848 - 1930)
This text was added to the website: 2026-09-14
Line count: 32
Word count: 188