The land of our ancestors | You carry, oh land of our ancestors

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by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884) and by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Das Land der Ahnen

Language: German (Deutsch) after the French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Du trägst, o Land der Ahnen,
   All uns're Welt in dir,
   Und freudig deinem Mahnen
   Zum Kampfe folgen wir;
   All uns're kleinen Fahnen
   Vereinigt dein Panier: --
   Du trägst, o Land der Ahnen,
   All uns're Welt in dir!
Das nie den Ruhm der Freien
   Der Fremdling uns versehrt;
   Daß jeder dein Gedeihen,
   O Heimat, liebend mehrt,
   Steh'n wir zu dir und weihen
   Dir Herz und Arm und Schwert;
   Daß nie den Ruhm der Freien
   Ein Fremdling uns versehrt!

Confirmed with Prof. Dr. Johannes Scherr, Bildersaal der Weltliteratur, Zweite, umgearbeiete, vervollständigte und bis zur Gegenwart fortgeführte Auflage, Erster Band, Stuttgart: Verlag von A. Kröner, 1869, page 273.

Text Authorship:

by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Das Land der Ahnen" [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879), "Das Land der Ahnen" [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Marc Monnier (c1827 - 1885), "Hymne à la patrie"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Eduard Schön (1825 - 1879), "Das Land der Ahnen", published 1882 [ men's chorus ], from Chöre und Quartette für Männerstimmen, no. 8, Hamburg: Cranz [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The land of our ancestors", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2021-03-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 77

The land of our ancestors

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

You carry, oh land of our ancestors,
   Our whole world within you,
   And we joyfully follow
   Your call to battle;
   All of our little flags
   Are united under your banner: --
   You carry, oh land of our ancestors,
   Our whole world within you!
That a stranger may never harm
   The glory of the free;
   That everyone, oh homeland,
   May lovingly increase your prosperity,
   For that purpose we stand by you, and dedicate
   Heart and arm and sword to you;
   That a stranger may never harm
   The glory of the free!

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Emanuel von Geibel (1815 - 1884), "Das Land der Ahnen" [an adaptation] and by Heinrich Leuthold (1827 - 1879), "Das Land der Ahnen" [an adaptation]
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Marc Monnier (c1827 - 1885), "Hymne à la patrie"
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2021-03-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 89