Oben am jungen Rhein
English: Up above the young Rhine | |
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"Junger Rhein", view from Triesenberg in Liechtenstein | |
National anthem of Liechtenstein | |
Lyrics | Jakob Josef Jauch, 1850 |
Music | Melody to God Save the Queen |
Adopted | 1963 (1920) |
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 1920. In 1963, the anthem was shortened, and references to Germany were removed.[1]
The original lyrics were written in 1850 by Swiss pastor Jakob Josef Jauch (1802–1859),[2] at 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.
Lyrics
German | English |
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1. Oben am jungen Rhein |
1. Up above the young Rhine |
2. Hoch lebe Liechtenstein, |
2. Long live Liechtenstein, |
Until 1963 the anthem's text was:
German | English |
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1. Oben am deutschen Rhein |
1. Up above the German Rhine |
2. Wo einst St. Lucien |
2. Where once St Lucy |
3. Lieblich zur Sommerzeit |
3. Lovely in the summer |
4. Von grünen Felsenhöh'n |
4. From green rocky heights |
5. Hoch lebe Liechtenstein, |
5. Long live Liechtenstein, |
Other anthems set to the same music
- God Save The Queen
- Heil dir im Siegerkranz
- Kongesangen
- My Country, 'Tis of Thee
- Rufst du, mein Vaterland
- The Prayer of Russians
References
- ↑ "Liechtenstein". nationalanthems.info. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ "Up above the young Rhine (Oben am jungen Rhein)". Cantorian. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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.
- Streaming audio, lyrics and information for the Liechtenstein national anthem
- Himnuszok - A vocal version of the Anthem, featured in "Himnuszok" website.