 Beresinalied

The Beresinalied, originally known as "Unser Leben gleicht der Reise" (the incipit) is a "Lied" composed by Friedrich Wilke after the 1792 poem "Die Nachtreise" by Karl Ludwig Giesecke.It became a symbol of the sacrifices of Swiss mercenaries in foreign service following popularization as "Beresinalied" by Otto von Greyerz and Gonzague de Reynold, tying it to the Battle of Berezina.