Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser

The "'", officially titled "'", is a German poem written by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben. A popular song which was made for the cause of creating a unified German state, it was adopted in its entirety in 1922 by the Weimar Republic, replacing the de facto anthem "Heil dir im Siegerkranz". The first stanza of "Deutschlandlied" was used alongside the "Horst-Wessel-Lied" during the Nazi regime from 1933 until the end of World War II. On the proclamation of the Federal Republic of Germany, the entirety of the song was still the official anthem, though only the 3rd verse was sung. Sinc

also known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835)

anthem of the Austrian monarchy

Austrian writer

national anthem composed by Joseph Haydn

18th century English hymn by John Newton

symphonic poem by Béla Bartók