Deutschlandlied
Sign in to saveThe "'", 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
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The "Deutschlandlied" is a German poem written by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben that became a popular song advocating for German unification and was officially adopted as the national anthem of the Weimar Republic in 1922. The song has significant historical importance because its usage changed dramatically across different German governments—from being the official anthem after World War I, to having its first stanza used during the Nazi era, to having only its third verse sung as the Federal Republic of Germany's anthem after World War II.
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Key facts
- Anthem.english_title
- 'Germany Song' / 'Song of the Germans'
- Anthem.image
- Deutschlandlied.jpg
- Anthem.caption
- Facsimile of Hoffmann von Fallersleben's manuscript of ""
- Anthem.prefix
- National
- Anthem.country
- Germany
- Anthem.en_alt_title
- 'Unity and Justice and Freedom'
- Anthem.author
- August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
- Anthem.lyrics_date
- 1841
- Anthem.composer
- Joseph Haydn
- Anthem.music_date
- 1797
- Anthem.adopted
- 11 August 1922
- Anthem.until
- 1945
Article
19 sectionsContents
- Title
- Melody
- Historical background
- Lyrics
- Use before 1922
- Official adoption
- Use after World War II
- Criticisms
- Geographical
- Textual
- Modern use of the first stanza
- Variants and additions
- Additional or alternative stanzas
- Notable performances and recordings
- Influences
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
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. Since the Reunification of Germany in 1991, only the third stanza was reconfirmed as the national anthem. It is discouraged, although not illegal, to perform the first stanza (or to some degree, the second), due to the perceived association with the Nazi regime.
Its phrase "" ('Unity and Justice and Freedom') is considered the unofficial national motto of Germany, and is inscribed on modern German Army belt buckles and the rims of some German coins.