Alpenjäger-Marsch is a march song from the imperial days of the Austro-Hungarian province of Styria. Located in the southeast of Austria, Styria is renowned for it's towering mountains and beautiful rivers. With
its snowcapped alps and fertile valleys, Styria evokes the most charming aspects of the Austrian countryside. The singers, fondly recalling the
landmarks of their homeland, recount the rivers and mountains by name, expressing their love for the country they call home.
The March of the Alpine Hunter is a recomposition by Rudolf Kummerer based on the Styrian anthem 'Dachsteinlied'. The Dachstein mountains are a mountain chain in Styria; the Mürz and Drav are major rivers flowing down from the alps.
Lyrics:
Hoch vom Dachstein an, wo der Aar noch haust,
Bis zum Wendenland am Bett der Sav',
Und vom Alptal an, das die Mürz durchbraust,
Bis ins Rebenland im Tal der Drav'
Dieses schöne Land ist der Steirer Land,
Ist mein liebes teures Heimatland,
Dieses schöne Land ist der Steirer Land,
Ist mein liebes, teures Heimatland.
Wo die Gämse keck von der Felswand springt,
Und der Jäger kühn sein Leben wagt,
Wo die Sennerin frohe Jodler singt,
Am Gebirg, das hoch in Wolken ragt,
Dieses schöne Land ist der Steirer Land,
Ist mein liebes teures Heimatland,
Dieses schöne Land ist der Steirer Land,
Ist mein liebes, teures Heimatland.
English translation:
High on Dachstein where the eagle still lives,
To Wendenland on the bed of the Sav',
And from Alptal valley, and the roaring Mürz,
To the land in the wine valleys of the Drav',
This beautiful country is Styria,
It is my dear dear homeland,
This beautiful country is Styria,
It is my dear, dear homeland.
Where mountain goat boldly jump the cliff,
And the hunter boldly dares to live,
Where the milkmaid joyfully yodels and sings,
On the mountains that tower in clouds,
This beautiful country is Styria,
It is my dear dear homeland,
This beautiful country is Styria,
It is my dear, dear homeland.
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