Germany: Bit by Bit

Third stanza (Germany's current National Anthem) Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Für das deutsche Vaterland! Danach lasst uns alle streben Brüderlich mit Herz und Hand! Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Sind des Glückes Unterpfand;  |: Blüh' im Glanze dieses Glückes,   Blühe, deutsches Vaterland! :| Unity and justice and freedom For the German fatherland! For these let us all strive Brotherly with heart and hand! Unity and justice and freedom Are the pledge of fortune;  |: Flourish in this fortune's blessing,   Flourish, German fatherland! :| Guten Morgen! Just to clear things up, this verse is the current National Anthem  of Germany. Remember my post about the German National Anthem last time? Well that was in fact the complete lyrics of their National Anthem, however, that is not what they use/sing today. Sorry for the misunderstanding! :) Source: [ x ]

Guten Morgen! Because of Frau Arroyo's comment on my post regarding the German National Anthem, I made a little research about it and discovered a few very interesting things: Only the third verse * is currently the Federal Republic of Germany's national anthem. During the Nazi era, only the first stanza was used, followed by the SA song "Horst-Wessel-Lied" ** . In 1945, after the end of World War II, singing  Das Lied der Deutschen  and other symbols used by Nazi Germany were banned for some time by the Allies. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer*** asked President Theodor Heuss**** in a letter to accept  Das Lied der Deutschen  as the national anthem, with only the third stanza sung on official occasions. President Heuss agreed to this on 2 May 1952.  On official occasions, Haydn's music is used, and only the third stanza is supposed to be sung. For other uses, all stanzas may be performed. NOTES * - The third verse of ...