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"Freiheit", also known as "Spaniens Himmel" or "Die Thälmann-Kolonne", is a song written in 1936 by Gudrun Kabisch and Paul Dessau, German anti-fascists. The song was written for the International Brigades but later became a popular standard in Germany and in American communist and folk music communities. The title translates as "Freedom" in ...
During and after the defeat of Napoleon during the Wars of Liberation, German patriotism flourished and spurred the production of poems, plays, and songs exalting the nation. Among these German artists who contributed to the glorification of their country was Friedrich Treitschke .
The most famous song of that name, besides Klopstock′s version, is, however, Ernst Moritz Arndt′s ″ Der Gott, der Eisen wachsen ließ ″ (The God who made iron grow), a patriotic anthem written during the Wars of Liberation against Napoleonic France. In the poem he incites his fellow countrymen to fight against the French invaders, and ...
"Ein bißchen Frieden" [a] was composed by Ralph Siegel with German lyrics written by Bernd Meinunger.It was recorded by 17-year-old German high-school student Nicole. [2]In addition to the German original language version, she recorded the song in English –as "A little peace" with lyrics by Paul Greedus–, French –"La paix sur terre" with lyrics by Pierre Delanoë and Jean-Paul Cara ...
The song became very popular after the 1914 Battle of Langemarck during World War I, when, supposedly, several German regiments, consisting mostly of students no older than 20, attacked the British lines on the Western front while singing the song, suffering heavy casualties. They are buried in the Langemark German war cemetery in Belgium. [7]
The actor and singer debunks myths about his role in the end of the Cold War 'I Was Just a Man Who Sang a Song About Freedom': 30 Years Later, David Hasselhoff Looks Back on His Surprising Role in ...
Especially in the 1950s, patriotic songs praising Germany, German unity and the future of a new, democratic nation were produced and promoted by the GDR government, the socialist party and its sub-organizations. One of these songs was the Song of the Blue Flag which referred to the flag of the party's youth organisation, the Freie Deutsche Jugend.
Germania on Guard on the Rhine, Hermann Wislicenus, 1873 " Die Wacht am Rhein" (German: [diː ˈvaxt am ˈʁaɪn], The Watch on the Rhine) is a German patriotic anthem.The song's origins are rooted in the historical French–German enmity, and it was particularly popular in Germany during the Franco-Prussian War, World War I, and World War II.