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Brüder, weihet Herz und Hand Freudig gern dem Vaterland! Tausend Herzen, tausend Flammen Lodern liebevoll zusammen, Glüh'n, ein [einz'ger]1 Opferbrand, Dir, [geliebtes]2 Vaterland! Ewig lod're, heil'ge Glut, In [der freien Männer]3 Blut! Mögen auch in Todesschmerzen Brechen viele glüh'nde Herzen; Wo ein heilig Licht [verglüht]4, Stets ein neues Herz erblüht. Diese Glut in unsrer Brust Ist der Schweizer höchste Lust, Schirmt des Vaterlandes Rechte, Haltet fern Tyrannenmächte, Stählt der Männer tapfres Schwert, Macht der heil'gen Freiheit werth! Darum, Brüder, Herz und Hand, Weihet sie dem Vaterland! Tausend Herzen, tausend Flammen Lodern liebevoll zusammen, Glüh'n, ein [einz'ger]1 Opferbrand, Dir, [geliebtes]2 Vaterland!
F. Abt sets stanzas 1, 2, 4
About the headline (FAQ)
View text without footnotesConfirmed with Alpenröschen: Schweizerisches Taschen-Liederbuch, Sechste, vermehrte Auflage, Bern: J. Heuberger's Verlag, 1895, pages 17-18.
1 Abt: "einzig"2 Abt: "o theures"
3 Abt: "des deutschen Volkes"
4 Abt: "erglüht"
Text Authorship:
- by J. Kübler , "Weihegesang" [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 Franz Wilhelm Abt (1819 - 1885), "Weihgesang", op. 108 no. 2, published 1853, stanzas 1,2,4 [ men's chorus ], from Leichte Männerchöre. 1stes Heft , no. 2, Schleusingen, Glaser [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Christoph Schnyder (1826 - 1909), "Weihgesang", published 1896 [ men's chorus ], from Neun Lieder für Männerchor, no. 2, Leipzig: Hug & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-11-04
Line count: 24
Word count: 108
Brethren, dedicate your hearts and hands Joyfully, gladly to your homeland! A thousand hearts, a thousand flames Flare up lovingly together, Glow as a single sacrificial fire For you, [beloved]1 homeland! Blaze ever, holy glow, In the blood of [free men]2! Though in the pains of death May break many a glowing heart, There where a holy light [is extinguished]3 A new heart ever blossoms. This glow in our breast Is the loftiest joy of the Swiss[.] Protect the rights of the homeland, Keep tyrannical powers far away, Steel men's courageous swords, Make [them] worthy of holy freedom! Therefore, brethren, hearts and hands, Dedicate them to your homeland! A thousand hearts, a thousand flames Flare up lovingly together, Glow as a single sacrificial fire For you, [beloved]1 homeland!
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View text without footnotesTranslations of titles:
"Weihegesang" = "Song of dedication"
"Weihgesang" = "Song of dedication"
2 Abt: "the German people"
3 Abt: "glows forth"
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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by J. Kübler , "Weihegesang"
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 133