Heil dir im Siegerkranz (“Glory be to you in the crown of victory”) - the imperial anthem in the German Empire from 1871 to 1918 . It was not a national anthem in the modern sense of the word, especially in the southern Germanic countries, where it was treated with skepticism.
| Glory to you in the crown of victory | |
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| Heil dir im Siegerkranz | |
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| The author of words | Heinrich Haries , 1790 |
| Composer | Henry Carey , 1774 |
| State |  German Empire |
| Approved by | 1871 |
| Canceled | 1918 |
The text was written by Heinrich Haries 1790 for the Danish King Christian the Seventh . The music is taken from the English anthem "God Save the Queen"
Text
| German anthem text | Approximate Russian translation |
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Links
- MP3 and Midi ringtone
- Heil dir im Siegerkranz: sheet music by International Music Score Library Project
See also
- Song of the Germans
- List of national and national anthems