@walshy2866 The tune was originally a Croatian folk song, which went "Stal se jesem vjutro ranmo, rano pred zorjom" or "Vjutro se ja rano stanem, ravno pred zorjom". Haydn then adapted it for his Kaiserhymne which went "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, unsern guten Kaiser Franz" which then became the national anthem of Austrian Empire. Then Hoffman wrote the Deutschlandlied lyrics to the tune.
The tune was a hymn WAY WAY before it became the German national anthem my friends.
A true Protestant hymn too , as it offers praise to God and not Jesus as most of the Roman Catholic hymns do.
Quite fitting that it became the tune to the German national anthem, as that was the birthplace of the Glorious Revolution and the beginning of Protestantism back in the 16th century
@walshy2866 The tune was originally a Croatian folk song, which went "Stal se jesem vjutro ranmo, rano pred zorjom" or "Vjutro se ja rano stanem, ravno pred zorjom". Haydn then adapted it for his Kaiserhymne which went "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, unsern guten Kaiser Franz" which then became the national anthem of Austrian Empire. Then Hoffman wrote the Deutschlandlied lyrics to the tune.
OBrasilo 2 days ago
The tune was a hymn WAY WAY before it became the German national anthem my friends.
A true Protestant hymn too , as it offers praise to God and not Jesus as most of the Roman Catholic hymns do.
Quite fitting that it became the tune to the German national anthem, as that was the birthplace of the Glorious Revolution and the beginning of Protestantism back in the 16th century
walshy2866 2 weeks ago
Deutschland über Alles?
teru211 1 month ago
Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
hgw0601 3 months ago
One of my age old favourites. Reminds me of my school days, sung this lots in morning assembly.
Presbyterian is the correct spelling BTW!!
walshy2866 5 months ago
Awesome singing! Excellent presentation of this song.
chokeapenna 1 year ago
One of the few good ones...
bregsonmitchell 1 year ago
One of the best I've heard.
etman76 1 year ago