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Sheet music The ' Deutschlandlied' (English: 'Song of Germany', German pronunciation:; officially titled ' Das Lied der Deutschen', or 'The Song of the Germans'), or part of it, has been the of since 1922. In, the national anthem was ' ('Risen from Ruins') between 1949 and 1990. Since and the fall of, only the third has been used as the national anthem. The stanza's beginning, ' und und ' ('Unity and Justice and Freedom') is considered the unofficial of Germany, and is inscribed on modern German Army belt buckles and the rims of some.
The music is the hymn ', written in 1797 by the Austrian composer as an anthem for the birthday of, Emperor of the and later of. In 1841, the German linguist and poet wrote the lyrics of ' Das Lied der Deutschen' as a new text for that music, counterposing the national unification of Germany to the eulogy of a monarch, lyrics that were considered revolutionary at the time. Along with the, which first appeared in; it was one of the symbols of the. In order to endorse its republican and liberal tradition, the song was chosen as the national anthem of Germany in 1922, during the. Adopted the ' Deutschlandlied' as its official national anthem in 1952 for similar reasons, with only the third stanza sung on official occasions. Upon in 1990, only the third stanza was confirmed as the national anthem.
Portrait of Haydn by, 1792 The melody of the ' Deutschlandlied' was written by in 1797 to provide music to the poem ' ('God save Franz the Emperor'). The song was a birthday anthem honouring (1768–1835), Habsburg emperor, and was intended as a parallel to Great Britain's '. Haydn's work is sometimes called the 'Emperor's Hymn.' It has been conjectured that Haydn took the first four measures of the melody from a Croatian folk song.
This hypothesis has never achieved unanimous agreement; the alternative theory reverses the direction of transmission, positing that Haydn's melody was adapted as a folk tune. For further discussion see.
Haydn later used the hymn as the basis for the second ( poco adagio cantabile) of his, a, often called the 'Emperor' or 'Kaiser' quartet. Historical background.
Main article: The, stemming from the, was already disintegrating when the and the ensuing altered the political map of Central Europe. However, hopes for the, human rights and after 's defeat in 1815 were dashed when the reinstated many small German principalities.
In addition, with the of 1819, Austrian Chancellor and his secret police enforced censorship, mainly in universities, to keep a watch on the activities of teachers and students, whom he held responsible for the spread of ideas. Since reactionaries among the monarchs were the main adversaries, demands for and other liberal rights were most often uttered in connection with the demand for a united Germany, even though many revolutionaries-to-be had different opinions about whether a republic or a would be the best solution for Germany. The (Deutscher Bund 1815–1866) was a loose federation of 35 monarchical states and four republican free cities, with a in Frankfurt. They began to remove internal customs barriers during the, and the German Customs Union ( ) was formed among the majority of the states in 1834. In 1840 Hoffmann wrote a song about the Zollverein, also to Haydn's melody, in which he praised the free trade of German goods which brought Germans and Germany closer. After the 1848 March Revolution, the German Confederation handed over its authority to the.
For a short period in the late 1840s, Germany was economically united with the borders described in the anthem, and a democratic constitution was being drafted, and with the representing it. However, after 1849 the two largest German monarchies, Prussia and Austria, put an end to this liberal movement toward national unification.
Hoffmann's lyrics. Germany, Germany above all, Above all in the world, When, for protection and defense, It always stands brotherly together. From the to the, From the to the, : Germany, Germany above all, Above all in the world!: , German loyalty, and Shall retain in the world Their old beautiful chime And inspire us to noble deeds During all of our life. : German women, German loyalty, German wine and German song!: Unity and justice and freedom For the German fatherland! Towards these let us all strive Brotherly with heart and hand! Unity and justice and freedom Are the safeguards of fortune; : Flourish in the radiance of this fortune, Flourish, German fatherland!:. The word 'FREIHEIT' (freedom) on Germany's 2-Euro coin The opening line of the third stanza, ' Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit' ('Unity and Justice and Freedom'), is widely considered to be the national motto of Germany, although it was never officially proclaimed as such.
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It appears on soldiers' belt buckles (replacing the earlier ' ('God with Us') of the and the Nazi-era ). ' Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit' appeared on the rim of 2 and 5 coins and is present on 2 minted in Germany. Criticisms Geographical.
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Unity and justice and freedom For the German fatherland; This let us all pursue, Brotherly with heart and hand. Unity and justice and freedom Are the pledge of fortune. : Lift your glasses and shout together, Prosper, German fatherland.: An alternative version called ' Kinderhymne' was written by shortly after his return from American exile to a war-ravaged, bankrupt and geographically smaller Germany at the end of World War II and set to music by in the same year. It gained some currency after the 1990 unification of Germany, with a number of prominent Germans opting for his 'antihymn' to be made official.
Grace spare not and spare no labour Passion nor intelligence That a decent German nation Flourish as do other lands. That the people give up flinching At the crimes which we evoke And hold out their hand in friendship As they do to other folk. Neither over or yet under Other peoples will we be From the Oder to the Rhineland, From the Alps to the North Sea. And because we'll make it better Let us guard and love our home Love it as our dearest country As the others love their own.
Notable performances and recordings quotes the tune in the final section of his organ pieces, composed in 1915/16 when it was a patriotic song but not yet a national anthem. The German musician sometimes performed the national anthem at concerts and dedicated it to militant, leader of the. She included a version of ' Das Lied der Deutschen' on her 1974 album.
In 2006, the Slovenian 'industrial' band incorporated Hoffmann's lyrics in a song titled 'Germania', on the album Volk, which contains fourteen songs with adaptations of national anthems.
Among the annals of national anthems as a prelude to sporting events, few have topped the one delivered by Whitney Houston before Super Bowl XXV in 1991 in Tampa. A woman, her incredible voice and the bare minimum of extraneous notes. Her rendition came at a particularly patriotic time, just after the onset of the Persian Gulf War, and was released as a single.
It was re-released after the September 11th terrorist attacks. Houston donated all proceeds to charity. She ranks among the best of all-time because of the circumstances.