Leyer and Schwerdt
Theodor Körner, portrayed by his aunt Dora Stock (after a pastel miniature by his sister Emma Sophie Körner ), 1813/1814
Leyer and sword as an attachment on Körner's grave in Wöbbelin
Leyer and Schwerdt (in other spellings: Leyer and sword , lyre and sword ) is a collection of patriotic poems by Theodor Körner (1791–1813), which first appeared posthumously in 1814 and mostly contains poems from the last year of his life. The poet took part in the Wars of Liberation as a lieutenant in the Lützow Freikorps and died in August 1813 near Gadebusch .
The importance of the volume initially published by the poet 's father ( Vienna 1814) is shown in the numerous new editions. Several poems, Lützow's wild hunt , equestrian song , sword song, were set to music, for example Lützow's wild hunt by Carl Maria von Weber and Franz Schubert ( D. 205).
Web links
Wikiquote: Leyer and Schwerdt - Quotes
- Theodor Körner: Leyer and Schwerdt. Edition organized by the poet's father. Vienna, 1814. ( digitized version )
- Theodor Körner: Leyer and Schwerdt. The only legitimate edition organized by the poet's father. Nicolai, Berlin 1814 ( digitized and full text in the German text archive )
- Digitized version of an edition from 1815
- Texts at zeno.org