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The "Deutschlandlied ", [a] officially titled "Das Lied der Deutschen ", [b] is the national anthem of Germany.It was first adopted in 1922 during the period of the Weimar Republic, replacing "Heil dir im Siegerkranz".
The Hymne an Deutschland (Hymn to Germany) is a patriotic song which the then-president of West Germany, Theodor Heuss, aspired to establish as the new national anthem of Germany. [1] During the early 1950s prior to the adoption of "Deutschlandlied" by West Germany, it acted as a sort of de facto national anthem of the nascent state. [2]
National anthems of Germany and regional anthems of regions of Germany, including historical former anthems and hymns. Pages in category "German anthems" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...
The same Haydn melody is employed in the German national anthem formerly known, popularly, as Deutschland über alles — properly titled Das Lied der Deutschen or the Deutschlandlied, the third verse of which is the national anthem of present-day Germany.
Sgt. Dana Bowers performed the U.S. National Anthem and Gregor Hagele performed the German National Anthem before #MIAvsKC.By the way, the U.S. National Anthem has the power of #ChiefsKingdom in ...
The third stanza (which begins with "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit") is sung to the same melody, and is the present national anthem of Germany and formerly of West Germany. The first verse of Fallersleben's poem was formerly the national anthem of the Weimar Republic, [16] and later, Nazi Germany. [17]
It is often considered the official national anthem of the German Empire. [5] [6] However the German Empire never had an official anthem like the Weimar Republic or the Federal Republic of Germany (Lied der Deutschen). Together with "Die Wacht am Rhein" both songs had the status of unofficial national anthems.