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West Germany retained it as its official national anthem in 1952, with only the third stanza sung on official occasions. After German reunification in 1990, in 1991 only the third stanza was reconfirmed as the national anthem. It is discouraged, although not illegal, to perform the first stanza (or to some degree, the second), due to ...
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.
West Germany [a] is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic (German: Bonner Republik ) after its capital city of Bonn . [ 4 ]
Oh Germany high in honor, Thou art the holy land of loyalty. May the brightness of thy glory Shine anew forever both in the west and east. Thou stand'st firm like thy mountains Against thy foes' power and deception. And thy spirit may fly Like the eagle that leaves his nest. Chorus: Hold firm! Hold firm! Let the banner flutter high! Show them ...
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 ...
West Germany "Ich hab' mich ergeben" "I have given myself" 1949–1952 Hans Ferdinand Maßmann: August Daniel von Binzer [note 14] West Germany "Das Lied der Deutschen" "The Song of the Germans" 1952–1990 August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben: Joseph Haydn [note 15] Guatemala "La Granadera" "The Grenadier" 1847–1879 Rómulo Durón ...
BRD (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland [ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant] ⓘ; English: FRG/Federal Republic of Germany) is an unofficial abbreviation for the Federal Republic of Germany, informally known in English as West Germany until 1990, and just Germany since reunification.