- Year of composition: Year of composition uncertain (probably prior to the Swedish spelling reform of 1906)
- Work category: Voice and piano
- Text author: Bertel Gripenberg (1878-1947)
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
Solo voices/choir
S.A.T.B.
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: Z/Sv
Description of work
Tempo Marziale [sic] F major 4/4 (C)
Work comment
This song also exists in a setting for mixed choir a cappella (S.A.T.B.) as well as for male choir a cappella (T.T.B.B.). See separate posts for those versions.
Libretto/text
[1.] I veten det nog, där hård,
där hårdast kampens mördande brottning stod
[2.] Hvar droppe germaniskt blod,
som här i folkets bultande ådror går
[3.] En gång i germanisk jord,
i fjärran forntid, frihetens träd slog rot
[4.] I lifvet vi gingo främst
och främst vi möta döden med oböjdt [sic] mod
Media files
References
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Vocal scores
- Germaniskt Blod - Score (4 pages, pdf - 4.4 MB | Downloaded 1508 times)