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Bernard Thiersch (1793–1855), the director of a Dortmund gymnasium, wrote the first six verses of the song in Halberstadt to honor the birthday of King Frederick William III of Prussia in 1830. The melody was composed in 1832 by August Neithardt (1793–1861), the Royal Music Director of the 2nd Garde-Grenadier-Regiment of the Prussian Army.
Borussia, also known as Chant national prussien, was a patriotic Prussian song. It temporarily held the status of the national anthem. The melody is made by Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, and the text by Johann Friedrich Leopold Duncker . [1] Borussia is a neo-Latin term for Prussia and a female figure as Prussia's allegory in the song.
The Ostpreußenlied (Old Prussian: Prūsas Grīma / Prūsas Grēma, English: Song of East Prussia, The East Prussian Song, or Land of Dark Forests) ...
Recording of Preußens Gloria from the 1920s.. Preußens Gloria, Prussian Army March Collection II, p. 240, is a well-known military march of the 19th century, composed by Johann Gottfried Piefke (1817–1884).
"Heil dir im Siegerkranz" (German: [ˈhaɪl diːɐ ɪm ˈziːɡɐˌkʁant͡s]; lit. ' Hail to Thee in Victor's Crown ') was the imperial anthem of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918, and previously the royal anthem of Prussia from 1795 to 1918.
The song acquired its nickname after being sung in Paris by Fédéré (volunteers) from Marseille marching to the capital. The song is the first example of the "European march" [clarification needed] anthemic style. The anthem's evocative melody and lyrics have led to its widespread use as a song of revolution and its incorporation into many ...
I. West Prussia, my lovely homeland, You are so beautiful! My whole heart directed at you, Shall exalt you with praisings. On the Vistula district, I build cabins, Where grain and fruit spout from the fields, Where milk and honey flows. Where grain and fruit spout from the fields, Where milk and honey flows. II. O Land, through German efficiency
Scholars disagree on the circumstances surrounding the creation of the song. It was the favourite hymn of King Frederick William III of Prussia and was sung at his funeral. In Germany, it is number 294 in the Catholic hymnal , and number 372 in the Protestant hymnal . [ 2 ]