Deutschlandlied

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Deutschlandlied is the German national anthem, best known for its third stanza beginning with "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" ("Unity and Justice and Freedom").


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Predicate Object
instanceOf national anthem
patriotic song
song
adoptedAsNationalAnthemInYear 1922
alternativeName Das Lied der Deutschen
Lied der Deutschen
associatedWithHistoricalPeriod German unification movement
Weimar Republic era
modern Germany
postwar West Germany
composer Joseph Haydn
controversyReason association of first stanza with nationalist and Nazi propaganda
country Germany
culturalSignificance symbol of the Federal Republic of Germany
firstLine Deutschland, Deutschland über alles
Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
genre anthem
hasControversialPart first stanza of Deutschlandlied
hasPart first stanza of Deutschlandlied
second stanza of Deutschlandlied
third stanza of Deutschlandlied
hasRecording choral arrangements
military band arrangements
orchestral arrangements
influencedBy Austrian imperial anthem tradition
language German
lyricsBy August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
lyricsWrittenInYear 1841
meter 4/4 time
mottoContained Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
musicalKey G major
musicBasedOn Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser
musicComposedInYear 1797
officialVersionSince only third stanza since 1952
originalPurpose song advocating German unity
performancePractice only third stanza performed officially
reconfirmedAsNationalAnthemInYear 1952
subjectMatter German unity
freedom
justice
symbolOf German national identity
Germany
title Deutschlandlied
usedAsNationalAnthemOf Federal Republic of Germany
Weimar Republic
usedBy German national sports teams
usedOnOccasion state ceremonies in Germany
writtenAtLocation Helgoland

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