Das Todaustreiben
"Das Todaustreiben" | |
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Song | |
Language | German |
English title | Driving out Death |
Published | not later than 1570 |
Genre | Folk |
Songwriter(s) | Traditional |
"Das Todaustreiben" (Driving out Death) is an old German song named after a folk wont from the Middle Ages.
History
[edit]First time the song had been mentioned in the sources not later than 1570. It was included into "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (DKW, a German folklore collection, 1806, I). An older Protestant song underlies the version published by A. von Arnim and C. Brentano.[1]
As wrote a researcher of DKW, its authors cleant their text from any confessional features. The poets left all original verses save the last one which contains a Protestant prayer.[1]
Inwit of the Christian and Pagan traditions
[edit]The song is based on an old Pagan wont of Driving out Death. The Christians considered the latter as Antichrist, who was to be oust, to free the way for the Saviour.[2]
That holiday has been held in many lands (such as Silesia, Thuringia, Franconia) for ages.[3] The wont of Driving out Death (also known as Driving out Winter) meant the struggle against Winter and the following awakening of Earth in Spring.[4]
Words
[edit]German | English |
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So treiben wir den Winter aus, |
Drive out Winter with her hate, |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rieser, F. (1907). "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" und seine Quellen (in German). p. 125. ISBN 978-5-88154-005-0. Archived from the original on 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ Russell, P. (2002). The Themes of the German Lied from Mozart to Strauss. Studies in the history and interpretation of music. ISBN 978-0-88946-426-1. Archived from the original on 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ Schem, A.J. (1874). Deutsch-amerikanisches conversations-lexikon: Mit specieller rücksicht auf das bedürfniss der in Amerika lebenden deutschen ... Deutsch-amerikanisches conversations-lexikon: Mit specieller rücksicht auf das bedürfniss der in Amerika lebenden deutschen (in German). F. Gerhard. p. 356. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ Frazer, J.G. (2012). The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion. Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. Cambridge University Press. pp. 271–276. ISBN 978-1-108-04752-4. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ S. Pavlov. Wikisource. – via