"Das Deutschlandlied" - Germany National Anthem German & English lyrics

"Das Deutschlandlied" German & English Lyrics

This video contains the longer version of the German Anthem.

Das Deutschlandlied ("The Song of Germany"; German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏtʃlantˌliːt], also known as "Das Lied der Deutschen" or "The Song of the Germans"), has been used wholly or partially as the national anthem of Germany since 1922. The music was written by Joseph Haydn in 1797 as an anthem for the birthday of the Austrian Emperor Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1841, the German linguist and poet August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben wrote the lyrics of "Das Lied der Deutschen" to Haydn's melody, lyrics that were considered revolutionary at the time.

The song is as well-known by the opening words and refrain of the first stanza, "Deutschland über alles" (Germany above all), but this has never been its title. The line "Germany, Germany above all" meant that the most important goal of the Vormärz revolutionaries should be a unified Germany overcoming the perceived anti-liberal Kleinstaaterei. Alongside the Flag of Germany it was one of the symbols of the March Revolution of 1848.

In order to endorse its republican and liberal tradition, the song was chosen for national anthem of Germany in 1922, during the Weimar Republic. Out of similar reasons in 1952, West Germany adopted the Deutschlandlied as its official national anthem, with only the third stanza sung on official occasions. Upon German reunification in 1990, the third stanza only was confirmed as the national anthem.

German Lyrics:

Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
Für das deutsche Vaterland!
Danach lasst uns alle streben
Brüderlich mit Herz und Hand!
Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
Sind des Glückes Unterpfand;
|: Blüh' im Glanze dieses Glückes,
Blühe, deutsches Vaterland. :|

English Translation:

Unity and right and freedom for the German fatherland;

Let us all pursue this purpose brotherly, with heart and hand.

Unity and right and freedom are the pledge of happiness.

Flourish in this blessing's glory, flourish, German fatherland.

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[KIttimethee4]

German are not Nazi

Nazi is a political thingy.

And I'm NOT German

[iheartvideogames1236]

I'm tired of the all Germans are Nazis stereotype. I for one am a proud German American and feel blessed to have such heritage.

[8dzenja6]

......good luck with the attempt to convince the people of your views...you'll need it...LOL...xD... good to know that the people are not insane like you...

[8dzenja6]

lol you should stop take drug's maybe then you will stop fantasize... stop try to put words in the mouth from someone other that he never said... i bring facts and figures that you can't refute... and just because of these facts don't fit into your worldview... you are trying to see the reality as to tinker together just as you like it..."pitiful"... you are just a insane brainwashed small leftist which can't bear the reality...for whatever reason......

[Valvallaria]

The "old" one is the new one. In the "new" one the 3. stanza is sung. Plus this song wasn't meant to be an anthem btw. It was declared anthem only in1922.

To sum it up: There is no old and new anthem, only different stanzas.

And no need to be ashamed of a song that was written long before anything had happened.(1841)

[www99TWEETcom]

Please take this old national anthem out of youtube!!! I'm german and ashamed of the old german anthem.... Upload the new one.

[acla9000]

Brasilianische Grüße an die tapferen und geordneten deutschen Volkes!

[Valvallaria]

I hate to bring up that example, but you do know that last time people were sorted by "ethnicity" in germany it had lead to the most inhuman thing in the history of the country, yet you try to accuse me, someone who doesn't care where people are from, as long as they try to fit in, to support inhuman views? What the heck? That is why I'm not interested in this anymore. No matter what anyone would say, you are just a coward behind some sock account, thinking he's soo great. Yeah. great coward.

[Valvallaria]

*facepalm* That is why I think you are stupid. "diversity" is not only about genetic diversity. You can be genetically diverse, yet all the same. The important thing about "diversity" is more a cultural thing. You degrade everybody to genes - and *I* am supporting an inhuman view? Srsly? Because acceptance and disregarding their heritage but accepting them as a full member of a society is very inhuman thing to do, right? You amaze me every time. seriously.

[PsychoNinjaPirate]

Haha yeah Ikr. For everyone else they have a history of taking it up the ass and defeat, you have a heritage of victory!