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Da muß der Sang gelingen, Wenn singen Jung und Alt; Ei ja! Da muß es klingen Frisch wie im grünen Wald! [Willkomm, willkomm, ihr]1 Lieder, Mit eurem trauten Ton, Fürwahr, euch lernet wieder Der Vater von dem Sohn! Frau Musika, die Süsse, Stimmt selber an den Chor; Ach wie die alten Grüsse Bezaubern Herz und Ohr! Und hört, was mir vertraute Voll Huld die hohe Frau, Als ich sie jüngst erschaute Von fern auf stiller Au: "Nach Basel immer wieder, Nach Basel zieht's mich hin, Da hegen ächte Lieder Sie noch mit treuem Sinn. Erhebst du dort beim Mahle Des Festes den Pokal, Grüss' Einen ja im Saale, Poet, mir tausendmal! Der hat das Haupt umwunden Mir mit dem schönstem Kranz; Ich freu' mich alle Stunden An seinem Duft und Glanz. Mit manchem Edelsteine Hat er mich reich beschenkt; Du weisst wohl, wen ich meine, Und wess mein Herz gedenkt. Den Schäublein lass' mir leben, Dass laut es klingt und schallt, Sein Liederbuch daneben, Das Buch für Jung und Alt!"
C. Attenhofer sets stanzas 1-3 in (at least) one setting - see below for more information
B. Randhartinger sets stanzas 1-3, 1
About the headline (FAQ)
View text without footnotesConfirmed with Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Gemeinnützigkeit, Zürich: Gebrüder Gull, 1864. III Jahrgang, pages 508 - 509.
1 Randhartinger: "Willkommen all' ihr Lieder"Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Trinkspruch" [author's text checked 2 times 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 Carl Attenhofer (1837 - 1914), "Frisch gesungen", published 1868, stanzas 1-3 [ voice and piano ], in Liederbuch für den Zofinger-Verein (Deutsche-Sektionen), Song no. 121, pages 237 - 239, Zürich: von Zürcher und Furrer [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Attenhofer (1837 - 1914), "Frisch gesungen", op. 8 (Zwölf Lieder für vierstimmigen Männerchor) no. 3, published 1880 [ four-part men's chorus ], Zürich, Hug [sung text not yet checked]
- by Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Frisch gesungen", stanzas 1-3,1 [ TTBB chorus and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Frisch gesungen", op. 36 (Drei Chorgesänge für S., A., T. und B.) no. 1, published 1874 [ SATB chorus ], Wien, Schreiber [sung text not yet checked]
Set in a modified version by Christian Gottlieb Belcke, Bernhard Bogler, Albert Braun, Friedrich Gartz, Carl Maier, Friedrich Schneeberger, Wilhelm Schwab, Philipp Tietz, Friedrich Weber, Benedict Widmann, Johann Wolfensperger.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2017-05-17
Line count: 36
Word count: 171
The song must indeed succeed When both old and young sing; Oh yes! then it must resound As freshly as in the green woods! [Welcome, welcome,]1 ye songs, With your familiar sound, Truly, the father once again Learns you from the son! Mistress Music, the sweet one, Herself strikes up the chorus; Ah, how the old greetings Enchant our hearts and ears! And hark to what the lofty woman, Full of grace, has entrusted to me, When I recently espied her In the distance upon a quiet meadow: "Ever again to Basel, To Basel I am drawn, There they still cherish genuine songs With a faithful spirit. When you lift your goblet There at the festive meal, Convey, poet, my greeting To one in the hall a thousand times! About my brow he has twined The most beautiful of wreaths; At every hour I delight In its scent and radiance. With many a precious jewel He has richly endowed me; You well know whom I mean, And whom my heart remembers. Bring cheers for Schäublein on my behalf, So that it rings and resounds loudly, And also to his songbook, The book for young and old!"
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View text without footnotesTranslations of titles:
"Frisch gesungen" = "Briskly sung"
"Trinkspruch" = "Drinking maxim"
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Trinkspruch"
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-25
Line count: 36
Word count: 197