Thy days are done
Language:
English
Thy days are done, thy fame begun;
Thy country's strains record
The triumphs of her chosen Son,
The slaughters of his sword!
The deeds he did, the fields he won,
The freedom he restored!
Though thou art fall'n, while we are free
Thou shalt not taste of death!
The generous blood that flowed from thee
Disdained to sink beneath:
Within our veins its currents be,
Thy spirit on our breath!
Thy name our charging hosts along,
Shall be the battle-word!
Thy fall, the theme of choral song
From virgin voices poured!
To weep will do thy glory wrong:
Thou shalt not be deplored.
Authorship
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text),
listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
Set in
German,
a translation of
Franz Theremin (1780-1846)
GER
Set in
German,
a translation of
Karl Julius Körner (1793-1873)
GER
Set in
German,
a translation of
Adolf Böttger (1815-1870)
GER
[text unavailable]
Set in
German,
a translation of
Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
GER
[text unavailable]
Text added to the website: 2003-11-15.
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Dem Helden
Language:
German
Dein Tag ist aus, dein Ruhm fing an,
Es preist [der Volkgesang]1
Dich Hoher auf des Sieges Bahn,
Dein Schwert im Feindesdrang,
Die Taten all, die du getan,
Jauchzt dir der Freiheit Dank!
Und ob du fielst, so lang wir frei,
Sollst du den Tod nicht sehn,
Dein Blut, [so edlich und so treu]2,
Darf nicht zur Erde gehn,
In unsern Adern fließt es neu,
Dein Geist mög in uns when!
[Dein Name sei dem Heer Signal,
Begiebt's zum Kampfe sich,
Und Jungfraun klagen's im Choral,
Daß unser Held erblich!
Die Trän' entweihete dein Mal
Wir weinen nicht um dich.]3
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1 Schumann: "des Volks Gesang"
2 Schumann: "so edel, rein und treu"
3 Schumann: Dein Name sei dem Heer Signal,
Rüstet's zum Kampfe sich,
Und Jungfraun künden's im Choral,
Daß unser Held erblich!
Es netze keine Trän dein Mal,
Wir klagen nicht um dich!
Input by Margo Briessinck
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