Schwertlied

Theodor Körner reciting his war songs to his comrades shortly before the start of the battle where he found his death (glass window after a painting by Rudolf Eichstaedt)

"Schwertlied" ("Sword Song")[1] is a poem by Theodor Körner, written shortly before his death in battle on 26 August 1813.[2][3]

  1. ^ Alfred Baskerville. The Poetry of Germany. Fifth Edition, Philadelphia, 1866, pp. 221–224
  2. ^ "Körner, Karl Theodor" in Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921.
  3. ^ Description by James Leonard. "Schwertlied ("Du Schwert an meiner Linken"), song for chorus & piano, D. 170 - Franz Schubert | Details, Parts / Movements and Recordings". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-06-15.