Oben am jungen Rhein
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| English: Up above the young Rhine | |||||||||
| National anthem of |  Liechtenstein |
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| Lyrics | Jakob Josef Jauch, 1850 | ||||||||
| Music | Unknown | ||||||||
| Adopted | 1963 (1920) | ||||||||
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Oben am jungen Rhein (Up above the young Rhine), sung to the same tune as God Save the Queen, has been the national anthem of Liechtenstein since 1963, when the lyrics were altered (the first line had been Oben am deutschen Rhein).
The original lyrics had been written in 1850 by Swiss pastor Jakob Josef Jauch (1802-1859), in a time when the Principality of Liechtenstein, which is considered the last remnant of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, was a member of the German Confederation. About a decade earlier, French claims to the left bank of the Rhine (Rhine Crisis of 1840) had triggered a series of German Rhine songs of which Die Wacht am Rhein is the most famous.
Jauch's lyrics were adopted in 1920 as national anthem. In 1963, the anthem was shortened, and references to German and Germany were removed: am deutschen Rhein (at the German Rhine) became "at the young Rhine", and im deutschen Vaterland (in German fatherland) became das teure Vaterland (the precious fatherland). The second original stanza, containing Auf Deutschlands Wacht (on guard for Germany) was, like the 3rd and 4th discontinued altogether.
[edit] Text and English translation
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Oben am jungen Rhein |
Up above the young Rhine |
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Hoch lebe Liechtenstein |
Long live Liechtenstein, |
Until 1963 the anthem's text was:
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1. Oben am deutschen Rhein 3. Lieblich zur Sommerzeit |
2. Wo einst St. Lucien 4. Von grünen Felsenhöh'n |
- 5. Hoch lebe Liechtenstein,
Blühend am deutschen Rhein,
Glücklich und treu.
Hoch leb' der Fürst vom Land,
Hoch unser Vaterland,
Durch Bruderliebe Band
Vereint und frei.
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1. Up by the German Rhine 3. Lovely in the summer |
2. Where once St Lucy 4. From green rocky heights |
- 5. Long live Liechtenstein
Blossoming by the German Rhine
Happy and faithful.
Long live the Prince of the Land
Through bonds of brotherly love
United and free!
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Liechtenstein at a glance - The National Anthem - The Portal of the Principality of Liechtenstein has a page in English about the National Anthem, while the German version of the page has an MP3 instrumental file of the anthem.
- Himnuszok - A vocal version of the Anthem, featured in "Himnuszok" website.
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