Funeral of Otto von Habsburg (July 16th 2011)

All pictures and all clips are taken/recorded by me. I've been at that wonderful funeral, that means I watched it live on the Stepansplatz and the "Neuen Markt". The funeral procession was beautiful, with all the men in uniforms and the clergy and Otto von Habsburg's family. In the end of the video you'll see some pictures of the "Kapuziner-/Kaisergruft", where he has benn brought to. The (now) typical burial rituals of the Habsburger's is simply beautiful, as I saw today. R.I.P. Otto von Habsburg, son of Austria's last emperor (Karl). 1912-2011. Many important people came to the obsequies, such as the Royal Swedish couple.
The music is the "Kaiserhymne", written by Haydn (the melody now is the national anthem of Germany, but the Kasierhymne is the former national anthem of Austria! The lyrics are-of course-totally different):

1. Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser,
unsern guten Kaiser Franz!
Hoch als Herrscher, hoch als Weiser
steht er in des Ruhmes Glanz.
Liebe windet Lorbeerreiser
ihm zu ewig grünem Kranz.
Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser,
unsern guten Kaiser Franz!
2. Über blühende Gefilde
reicht sein Zepter weit und breit.
Säulen seines Throns sind Milde,
Biedersinn und Redlichkeit.
Und von seinem Wappenschilde
Strahlet die Gerechtigkeit.
Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser,
unsern guten Kaiser Franz!

3. Sich mit Tugenden zu schmücken,
achtet er der Sorgen wert.
Nicht, um Völker zu erdrücken,
flammt in seiner Hand das Schwert;
sie zu segnen, zu beglücken,
ist der Preis, den er begehrt.
Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser,
unsern guten Kaiser Franz!
4. Er zerbrach der Knechtschaft Bande,
hob zur Freiheit uns empor.
Früh erleb' er deutscher Lande,
deutscher Völker höchsten Flor
und vernehme noch am Rande
später Gruft der Enkel Chor:
Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser,
unsern guten Kaiser Franz!

ENGLISH TRANSLATION:

1. God save Franz, the Emperor,
Our good Emperor Franz!
Long may live Franz, the Emperor,
In the brightest shine of fortune!
Laurels may flourish,
Whereever he walks, as a wreath of honour!
God save Franz, the Emperor,
Our good Emperor Franz!

2. Let from his banners tops
Shine victory and fruitfulness!
Let always in his council sit
Wisdom, intelligence, honesty!
And with his sovereign flashes
Govern only righteousness!
God save Franz, the Emperor,
Our good Emperor Franz!

3. Flow with your gift's wealth
Over him, his house and empire!
Break the might of evil, and uncover
Every rogue and knavish trick!
Your law may always be His will, And this may be like a law for us.
God save Franz, the Emperor,
Our good Emperor Franz!

4. Happy he may experience his land's,
And all his people's highest bloom!
See them, joined as one through brother's bonds,
Tower over all the others!
And may even listen on the edge
Of later tomb the grandchildren's choir:
God save Franz, the Emperor,
Our good Emperor Franz!

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[carsicis]

Merci mille fois pour ces images et pour l'illustration sonore.

signé : un Lorrain

[fridafan1]

@carsicis De rien :) Je suis heureux que tu l'as aimé et excuse mon mauvais francais s'il te plaît:)

[GrafvonPlanken07]

Gott erhalte, Gott beschütze

Unsern Kaiser, unser Land!

Mächtig durch des Glaubens Stütze

Führ´ Er uns mit weiser Hand!

Laßt uns Seiner Väter Krone

Schirmen wider jeden Feind:

Innig bleibt mit Habsburgs Throne

Österreichs Geschick vereint.

[Ja14111948]

rot-weiß-rot bis in den tod - greetings from australia!

[45DidDid]

I noticed the service was in a Masonic temple from the facade.

[CannibaLouiST]

Did you see the Hohenzollern members there?

[zdalmhr]

I heard he loved Croatia very much. He helped us gain our independence to pay off all the bad things house of Habsburg did to Croatians. He truly was a good man. Rest in peace our undestined King! :)

[cattom2006]

Thanks for uploading your video! I was present at this unique event myself and as a matter of fact, you've filmed ME! If you like, send me your email address and I'll email you my film and perhaps you discover yourself!

Viribus unitis!

[FRAGIORGIO1]

@craigbhill "Self-professed nobility"?? You just prattle on without knowing what you're talking about. Did you just graduate from "Generics 101". What "IS history"? You rattle and prattle. Who and what are you talking about in Concrete? The Krupps, Gianni Agnelli, who are not nobles, but quite wealthy? Which "nobles'" are you talking about? Duke X? PrinceY? Count Z? Names!!

[craigbhill]

@FRAGIORGIO1 You are blind and dumb to what intenational bankers are doing throughout Europe to Europeans, while the well-heeled and self-professed nobility there and their fascist cousins here sail along obliviously, tending to the trappings of wealth and power.

And that IS history, bud, too much of it, as if it never stopped.

[FRAGIORGIO1]

@craigbhill . If you are talking about how IN THE US people who are Neither royal nor nobles, yet are "Robber Barons" of Wall Street and Industry and are ripping off the shareholders, lesser execs, and workers, as well as THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT, then we could very well agree. Europe has not the Inordinate greed and groveling to corporate power that we have in the US. Unfortunately, we have neither a Republican Teddy Roosevelt nor a Democratic Franklin D.Roosevelt to bash heads!

[FRAGIORGIO1]

@craigbhill Read your own words, simpletonian ranter, and maybe you'll see that you certainly imply a return to a past which is Your imagination. You did not comment on "venerating the wealthy". You bleated on about "one family reign of 'nobles' ". For your information out there in the Ozarks, nobles do not reign: Royals do. Read YOUR OWN WORDs and maybe you'll stop "bleeping". And STUDY some history! Thanks for the French. Let's try Italian: "Va fa'n..." etc.