Rain march

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The Rainermarsch is the regimental march of the former Kuk Infantry Regiment No. 59 Archduke Rainer . The regiment, named after its long-time owner Archduke Rainer , had a special connection to Salzburg due to its recruiting district and location , so that the piece is now known beyond Salzburg's borders as its second national anthem.

The march was composed during the First World War by music sergeant Hans Schmid from Znojmo in Galicia and premiered by him as the regiment's new conductor on September 11, 1915 in Olyka ( Volhynia ).

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Urtext

The original text comes from Corporal Josef Schopper, who was a regimental musician under Hans Schmid. He had noted it on a field postcard.

1st verse

High regiment of Rainer, known as brave old,
we protect our emperor and our holy land.
We win or we die for our country
the enemies we destroy; high Salzburg! Our country!

Today mostly sung text

1st verse

High regiment of Rainer, well known as brave,
we protect our homeland and our fatherland .
We win or die for our homeland
the enemy to ruin, high Salzburg, our country!

2nd stanza

From the regiment of the Rainer, it stands firm,
we fight and we storm the regiment in honor.
The enemies have to give way, they fear our courage,
yes, to you, my dear Salzburg, we like to consecrate our blood!

3rd stanza

Our homeland stretches from the Inn to the Tauern ,
no enemy shall see it with weapons in hand.
we will remember you as long as there is Rainer,
on top of it all, if need be, shows who loves home!

variants

2nd stanza (later version)

From the regiment of the Rainer, it stands firm,
we storm and we hit, with butts and rifles.
The enemies must give way, they know our hand.
No regiment like that, high Salzburg, our country.

3rd verse (later version)

Our homeland stretches from the Inn to the Tauern,
no enemy shall see it with weapons in hand.
No enemy can threaten it as long as there is Rainer,
shows courage in battle because of who loves home.

4th verse (added after WWII )

The world war demanded a lot of brave Rainer blood,
with a rough hand smashes many belongings.
In the field of honor remained true to the end,
five thousand comrades from the Rainer regiment!

literature

  • Wolfgang Dreier: The Rainermarsch as a national après-ski anthem? , in: Singers and Musicians. Journal for musical folk culture 53/3 (2009), pp. 176–178.
  • Wolfgang Dreier: 100 Years of Rainermarsch , in: Zwiefach. Magazine for Music, Culture, Lifestyle 6.2015, pp. 20–23.
  • Karl Müller: Hans Schmid (1893-1987). A composer's life , with the collaboration of Johann Müller, Salzburg [1993], especially pp. 23–33.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rainermarsch: 100 years of the secret national anthem on ORF Salzburg from September 13, 2015, accessed on September 13, 2015

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