Niedersachsenlied [Anthem of Lower Saxony][+English translation]

Описание: Written and composed in 1926 by Herman Grote (He got the rights on it in 1934). At that time, "Niedersachsen" (Lower Saxony) was nothing more than the historical name of a landscape in the Prussian province of Hanover (former Kingdom of Hanover), between the rivers Weser and Elbe. The text of the song refers to the defeat of the Roman legions under Publius Quinctilius Varus by a Cheruskian host under Arminius (Herman the Cheruskian) in the year 9 A.D close to the modern City of Osnabrück and to the revolt of Saxonian tribes under Duke Widukind in 785 A.D against the Franconian ruler (later Emperor) Charlemagne.

The sentence "eine feste Burg und Wehr" (one solid fortress and guard) in the first verse obviously is a reference to Martin Luther's famous protestant hymn "Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott" (A mighty fortress is our God), see thread http://www.nationalanthems.us/cgi-bin....

After World War II, "Lower Saxony" became the name of a new state which was established in Northwestern Germany, including the former Prussian province of Hanover and the former states of Oldenburg, Braunschweig (Brunswik) and Schaumburg-Lippe.

Already named "Niedersachsenlied" (Song of Lower Saxony), the song by Herman Grote became the unofficial state anthem of the new state, although it has never officially been adopted (as most German state anthems). It is freqently performed at public occasions, although the text is rarely used.

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1. Von der Weser bis zur Elbe,
von dem Harz bis an das Meer,
stehen Niedersachsens Söhne,
eine feste Burg und Wehr.
Fest wie unsere Eichen
halten alle Zeit wir stand,
wenn Stürme brausen
übers Deutsche Vaterland.
|: Wir sind die Niedersachsen,
sturmfest und erdverwachsen,
Heil Herzog Widukinds Stamm! :|

2. Wo fielen die römischen Schergen?
Wo versank die welsche Brut?
In Niedersachsens Bergen,
an Niedersachsens Wut.
Wer warf den röm'schen Adler
nieder in den Sand?
Wer hielt die Freiheit hoch
im Deutschen Vaterland?
|: Das war'n die Niedersachsen,
sturmfest und erdverwachsen,
Heil Herzog Widukinds Stamm! :|

3. Auf blühend roter Heide
starben einst vieltausend Mann,
für Niedersachsens Treue
traf sie der Franken Bann.
Vieltausend Brüder
fielen von des Henkers Hand,
vieltausend Brüder
für ihr Niedersachsenland.
|: Das war'n die Niedersachsen,
sturmfest und erdverwachsen,
Heil Herzog Widukinds Stamm! :|

4. Aus der Väter Blut und Wunden
wächst der Söhne Heldenmut.
Niedersachsen soll's bekunden:
Für Freiheit, Gut und Blut!
Fest wie unsere Eichen
halten alle Zeit wir stand,
wenn Stürme brausen
übers Deutsche Vaterland.
|: Wir sind die Niedersachsen,
sturmfest und erdverwachsen,
Heil Herzog Widukinds Stamm! :|


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