Dach, Simon (Memel, 1605-59, Königsberg) a lyric poet, became a schoolmaster in Königsberg in 1633, and professor of poetry at the university in 1639. By nature retiring, he led an uneventful life and mingled principally with the group of citizens who wrote poetry in their spare time and formed the so-called Königsberg school (see Königsberger Dichterschule). Shortly before his death, the Great Elector (see Friedrich Wilhelm, der Grosse Kurfürst) granted Dach a small estate.
Dach was gifted musically, as well as poetically. Much of his poetry is occasional, written to order for weddings or funerals, christenings or graduations, and provided him with a small income to supplement his meagre stipend. The most famous poem associated with his name, ‘Ännchen von Tharau’, is now regarded as probably the work of Dach's friend Heinrich Albert, who certainly composed the tune. In addition to lyrical and occasional poetry, Dach wrote two plays, Cleomedes (1635) and Sorbuisa (also known as Prussiarchus, 1644), with music (now lost) by Albert; the latter Singspiel was performed by students to celebrate the centenary of the university. Poetische Werke, Königsberger Ausgabe of 1696, was reprinted in 1970, Werke, Tübinger Ausgabe of 1876, in 1977; Gedichte (4 vols.), ed. W. Ziesemer, appeared in 1936-8, and Simon Dach und der Königsberger Dichterkreis, ed. A. Kelletat, in 1986.
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Simon Dach (29 July 1605 – 15 April 1659) was a Prussian German lyrical poet and writer of hymns, born in Memel (now Klaipėda) in the Duchy of Prussia.
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Early life
Although brought up in humble circumstances, (his father was a poorly-paid court interpreter in Lithuania), he received a classical education in the Domschule of Königsberg, and in the Latin schools of Wittenberg, and Magdeburg, and entered the University of Königsberg in 1626 where he was a student of theology and philosophy. In 1626, he left Magdeburg to escape both the plague and the 30 Years War, and returned to his Prussian homeland, settling in Königsberg, where he remained for the rest of his life.
Mid life
After earning his degree, Dach was a private tutor for a time, then was appointed Kollaboralor (teacher) in 1633 and co-rector of the Domschule (cathedral school) in Königsberg in 1636. In 1639 he was appointed by Adrian Brauer to the Chair of Poetry at the Albertina University in Königsberg. This was a post he held until his death. Also, in 1640 he received a doctorate from the University.
Part of his official duties as Chair of Poetry was to create poems for various University celebrations, programs, debates and funeral services of his colleagues - all of these written either Latin or Greek. In 1644, he wrote the Play Sorbuisa which celebrated the centennial of the University of Königsberg.
Dach became one of the prominent heads of the musical Kürbishütte, a group that included, among others, George Weissel [1], Valentin Thilo [2] and Johann Franck. The summer-house of organist and composer Heinrich Albert became the meeting place of this group of poets, hymnists and musicians, who met in to create new hymns as well as to give readings of their own poetry. This group published eight books of poems and songs from 1638 to 1650, the books meeting with great success. Of the approximately 200 poems and songs contained within the books, Dach had the lion's share, with 125 being his compositions. The songs and hymns contained in these books, especially those of Dach, were sung throughout Germany and frequently appeared in pirated editions.
Later life and Poetic Success
In Königsberg he became friends with and collaborated with Heinrich Albert [3] (1604 - 1651), Robert Roberthin[4] (1600 - 1648) and Sibylla Schwarz (1621 - 1638), and with them formed the Königsberger Dichtergruppe[5] (loosely translated as the "Königsberg Poets' Association"). In 1639 he was appointed professor of poetry at Königsberg through the influence of his friend Roberthin. He sang the praises of the house of the Electors of Brandenburg in a collection of poems entitled Kurbrandenburgische Rose, Adler, Lowe und Scepter (1661), and also produced many occasional poems, several of which became popular; the most famous of them is "Anke von Tharaw Oss, de my gefollt" (rendered from Low Saxon by Herder into modern German as "Ännchen von Tharau"), composed in 1637 in honor of the marriage of a friend.
Among Dach's best-known hymns, many of which are still sung, are the following: "Ich bin ja, Herr, in deiner Macht", "Ich bin bei Gott in Gnaden durch Christi Blut und Tod", and "O, wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen." In all, he wrote over 150 hymns, and a number of poems, and was considered the leading figure of the hymnists and poets of Königsberg.
Published works
- Handbuch des Kantorendienstes: Einf. u. Handreichung zu einem wiederentdeckten Dienst in d. Gemeinde ISBN 3-87088-144-5
Poems of Note
- Sonnet
- Ueber den Eingang der Schloßbrücke (1641)[6]
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- Lied der Freundschaft[7]
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References
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- ^ Königsberger Dichtergruppe
- ^ Project Gutenberg: Simon Dach, Sonnet
- ^ Project Gutenberg: Simon Dach, Lied der Freundschaft
Literature
- Alexander J. Birt: Simon Dach. Gräfe & Unzer, Königsberg i.P. 1905
- Bruno Nick: Das Naturgefühl bei Simon Dach. - Greifswald, Univ. Diss., 1911
- August Gebauer (Hrsg.): Simon Dach und seine Freunde als Kirchenlieddichter. Osiander, Tübingen 1828
- Heinrich Stiehler: Simon Dach. Hartung, Königsberg i.P., 1896
- Hermann Österley: Simon Dach; Tübingen 1876
- Alfred Kelletat (Hrsg.): Simon Dach und der Königsberger Dichterkreis. Stuttgart: Reclam 1986. ISBN 3-15-008281-1
- Alfred Kelletat: Simon Dach und der Königsberger Dichterkreis, P. Reclam jun., 1986, ISBN 3150082811
- Barbara Sturzenegger: Simon Dach und Paul Fleming: Topoi der Freundschaft im 17. Jahrhundert. Diss. Bern 1996.
- Hermann Oesterley: Dach, Simon. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, S. 685–688. (German)
- Willi Flemming: Dach, Simon. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, S. 464. (German)
External links
- Eintrag (inkl. Literaturangaben) im Biographisch-Bibliographischen Kirchenlexikon
- Bücher von und über Simon Dach bei der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Simon Dach
- Werke von Simon Dach als Online-Texte im Projekt Gutenberg-DE (mit Einführung)
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