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Poem
March 9, 1843
Sentinel Of The Valley
Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia
What is this article about?
A translated patriotic poem by E. M. Arndt, questioning various regions as the German Fatherland and concluding it encompasses all lands united by German language, faith, love, fidelity, and truth.
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POETICAL.
From the Democratic Review.
The German Fatherland.
FROM THE GERMAN OF E. M. ARNDT.
Was ist das Deutsche Vaterland?
Ist's Preussenland? Ist's Schwabenland?
Ist's wo am Rhein die Rebe blüht?
Ist's wo am Belt die Möwe zieht?
O nein, nein, nein,
Sein Vaterland muss grosser seyn.
What is the German's Fatherland?
Is it Prussia, or Suabia's Land?
Or where, amid the purple vine,
Majestic flows the glorious Rhine?
O no; for ah
His Fatherland is broader far.
What is the German's Fatherland?
Bavaria, or Styria's Land?
Or where, beneath the rugged soil,
The miner plods his dreary toil?
Still no: for ah
His Fatherland is broader far.
What is the German's Fatherland?
Is it Westphalia's blooming land?
Or where, along the fertile shore,
Their mountain waves the quicksands pour?
Still no; for ah
His Fatherland is broader far.
What is the German's Fatherland?
Name the far-extended land!
Is it Switzerland in mountain grace?
Fair is the Land, and brave the race;
Yet no; for ah
His Fatherland is broader far.
What is the German's Fatherland?
Name the far-extended land!
But stay; at length I have it right;
'Tis Austria in glory bright.
Nor yet; for ah
His Fatherland is broader far.
What is the German's Fatherland?
Then name to me this far-famed land!
Is it where from the feudal chain
The princes rent their fair domain?
O no; for ah
His Fatherland is broader far.
What is the German's Fatherland?
Name at length the glorious land!
Far as the German's accents sound,
Far as his hymns are heard around;
Thus must it be;
This, German, is the Land for thee,
This is the German's Fatherland.
Where Faith is in the friendly hand;
Where Love is in each clear blue eye,
And in each heart Fidelity,
And Truth alone;
This, noble German, call thine own.
From the Democratic Review.
The German Fatherland.
FROM THE GERMAN OF E. M. ARNDT.
Was ist das Deutsche Vaterland?
Ist's Preussenland? Ist's Schwabenland?
Ist's wo am Rhein die Rebe blüht?
Ist's wo am Belt die Möwe zieht?
O nein, nein, nein,
Sein Vaterland muss grosser seyn.
What is the German's Fatherland?
Is it Prussia, or Suabia's Land?
Or where, amid the purple vine,
Majestic flows the glorious Rhine?
O no; for ah
His Fatherland is broader far.
What is the German's Fatherland?
Bavaria, or Styria's Land?
Or where, beneath the rugged soil,
The miner plods his dreary toil?
Still no: for ah
His Fatherland is broader far.
What is the German's Fatherland?
Is it Westphalia's blooming land?
Or where, along the fertile shore,
Their mountain waves the quicksands pour?
Still no; for ah
His Fatherland is broader far.
What is the German's Fatherland?
Name the far-extended land!
Is it Switzerland in mountain grace?
Fair is the Land, and brave the race;
Yet no; for ah
His Fatherland is broader far.
What is the German's Fatherland?
Name the far-extended land!
But stay; at length I have it right;
'Tis Austria in glory bright.
Nor yet; for ah
His Fatherland is broader far.
What is the German's Fatherland?
Then name to me this far-famed land!
Is it where from the feudal chain
The princes rent their fair domain?
O no; for ah
His Fatherland is broader far.
What is the German's Fatherland?
Name at length the glorious land!
Far as the German's accents sound,
Far as his hymns are heard around;
Thus must it be;
This, German, is the Land for thee,
This is the German's Fatherland.
Where Faith is in the friendly hand;
Where Love is in each clear blue eye,
And in each heart Fidelity,
And Truth alone;
This, noble German, call thine own.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Patriotism
Political
Liberty Independence
What keywords are associated?
German Fatherland
Patriotism
Unity
Arndt
Translation
German Lands
What entities or persons were involved?
From The German Of E. M. Arndt.
Poem Details
Title
The German Fatherland
Author
From The German Of E. M. Arndt.
Subject
Defining The German Fatherland
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas With Refrain
Key Lines
What Is The German's Fatherland?
O No; For Ah
His Fatherland Is Broader Far.
Far As The German's Accents Sound,
Far As His Hymns Are Heard Around;
This Is The German's Fatherland.
Where Faith Is In The Friendly Hand;
Where Love Is In Each Clear Blue Eye,
And In Each Heart Fidelity,
And Truth Alone;
This, Noble German, Call Thine Own.