German Austria, you wonderful country

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German Austria, you wonderful country
Alternative title Renner-Kienzl anthem
country AustriaAustria Austria
Usage period 1920–1929 (de facto national anthem)
text Karl Renner
melody Wilhelm Kienzl

German Austria, du marvelous land , also known as the Renner Kienzl hymn , was regarded as the national anthem of the First Austrian Republic between 1920 and 1929, although it was never officially elevated to the status of an anthem .

History of the Renner-Kienzl anthem

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The text was composed personally in 1920 by State Chancellor Karl Renner , the melody for it comes from Wilhelm Kienzl . The intention was to create a republican counterpart to the national anthem of the Austrian Empire .

Renner had signed the Treaty of Saint-Germain on September 10, 1919 for Austria . At the request of the war winners , the state was no longer referred to as German Austria , as the Provisional National Assembly had determined in October 1918 , but as the Republic of Austria , since the victors wanted to avoid any official connection with the German Empire and, in the treaty, also the amalgamation of the two states excluded. Renner nevertheless used the original name of the republic in the lyrics. In addition, he also used a few other terms that had also been considered for the new state when choosing a name ("Bergländerbund", "Ostalpenlande").

Kienzl said of the anthem as follows:

“Since the powerful, noble, if not exactly popular verses keep away from any party politics and only speak of love for the fatherland, I accepted Renner's offer and thus burdened myself with the heavy responsibility that involuntarily arises from the The circumstance brought about by the historical development resulted in having to create a substitute for Haydn's immortal melody, which is rooted in the deepest heart of every Austrian and unattainable in its sublime folklore . "

The Renner-Kienzl hymn did not catch on, however: the melody was not catchy enough for the crowd and the text was not very engaging. In the eyes of many, their greatest mortgage was the authorship of the socialist Renner.

The lack of popularity of the Renner-Kienzl hymn meant that it was replaced by the incumbent Christian Social Federal Government in 1929 at the request of Army Minister Carl Vaugoin with the so-called Kernstock hymn " Be blessed without end ", although this was done with the note that " the further maintenance of the Renner-Kienzl hymn should by no means be ruled out ”, although it is expressly no longer allowed to sound on official occasions.

Text of the hymn

1. German Austria, you wonderful country, we love you!
High from the alpine pasture under the glacier
dome, the waters plunge towards the Danube:
watering in the highlands shepherds and lambs,
hustle and bustle at the crash mills and hammers,
greetings to many villages, many cities and cheerfully go
to our destination, our only Vienna!
You glorious country, our homeland,
we love you, we shield you.

3. German Austria, you faithful people, we love you!
Serving loyalty created misery and repentance for you,
be true to yourself in freedom!
Is there a battlefield round about in the realms
Where your sons' bones do not bleach?
At last you broke the chains, serve
yourself, be yours! Be free!
You faithful people, our tolerant people,
we love you, we protect you.

2. German Austria, you able people, we love you!
Your soil is hard and your bread is sparse,
but need makes you strong and wise.
Souls that are constant like mountains,
senses that are alive like water,
hearts so sunny, communicative favor,
create their own happiness, their art.
You able people, our mother people,
we love you, we protect you.

4. German Austria, you Bergländerbund, we love you!
Free through action and united through choice,
one through skill and through blood especially.
United for ever, Eastern Alps!
Faithful to our people, faithful to the association!
Peace to the friend, but to the enemy who threatens,
defensive defiance in battle and need!
You Bergländerbund, our Eastern Alps Federation,
we love you, we protect you.

Source: score

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  1. ↑ a b Austria, a country without an anthem. In: The First World War . Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.mbH (owned by the Republic of Austria) , accessed on January 27, 2019 .
  2. ↑ 1919-1920. In: The acoustic chronicle. Retrieved January 27, 2019 .
  3. ^ German-Austria. Anthem. Peter Diem, accessed on January 27, 2019 (score page 1).