| Für Danzig English: For Danzig |
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| Anthem of | Free City of Danzig |
| Lyrics | Paul Enderling |
| Music | Georg Göhler |
| Adopted | 1920 |
| Until | 1939 |
"Für Danzig" ("For Danzig") was the national anthem of the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland). English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The Free City of Danzig ( German: Freie Stadt Danzig; Polish: Wolne Miasto Gdańsk) was an autonomous Baltic Sea port and A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's The Free City of Danzig ( German: Freie Stadt Danzig; Polish: Wolne Miasto Gdańsk) was an autonomous Baltic Sea port and Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The lyrics were written by Paul Enderling, while the music was by Georg Göhler. The song was in use from 1920-1939. After the popularly supported annexation by Germany in 1939, Das Lied der Deutschen was made into the anthem of Danzig too, along with the Horst-Wessel-Lied. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Das Deutschlandlied ("The Song of Germany" also known as Das Lied der Deutschen, "The Song of the Germans" has been used wholly or partially as the The Horst-Wessel-Lied ("Horst Wessel Song" also known as Die Fahne hoch ("The flag on high" from its opening line was the anthem of the
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German lyrics
- Kennst du die Stadt am Bernsteinstrand,
- umgrünt von ew'ger Wälder Band,
- wo schlanke Giebel streben
- empor zum Sonnenschein!
- Ja, sollt' ich fröhlich leben,
- in Danzig müßt es sein!
- Kennst du die Stadt, wo Turm an Turm
- in Treue trotzt dem Zeitensturm,
- wo stolze Schiffe gleiten
- ins blaue Meer hinein!
- Ja, sollt' ich tapfer streiten,
- für Danzig müßt es sein!
- Kennst du die Stadt, wo deutsche Art
- voll Kraft und Mut ihr Gut bewahrt,
- wo deutsch die Glocken werben
- und deutsch ein jeder Stein !
- Ja sollt' ich selig sterben,
- in Danzig müßt es sein !
Polish translation
- Na bursztynowym brzegu gród,
- wokół którego lasów wbród,
- a smukłe domów szczyty
- ku słońcu wciąż się pną. . .
- Tak, jeśli mam szczęśliwy być,
- to w Gdańsku muszę żyć!
- Wieża przy wieży w Mieście tym
- wciąż trwa na przekór czasom złym,
- a dumne statki suną
- prosto w błękity mórz!
- Tak, tylko za me Miasto
- w bitewny pójdę kurz!
- Czy znasz to miasto, gdzie niemiecki ród
- pełen siły i odwagi, strzeże bogactw swych,
- gdzie niemieckie dzwony wołają
- i niemiecki jest każdy kamień !
- Tak, jeśli mam błogo umrzeć,
- to zrobię to tylko w Gdańsku
English translation
- Do you know the city on the amber beach,
- wreathe by everlasting green forests,
- where slender gables stretch upwards
- towards the sunshine !
- Yes, should I live merrily
- it must be in Danzig !
- Do you know the city, where tower at tower
- loyally resists the storms of time
- where proud ships slide
- towards the blue sea !
- Yes, should I bravely struggle
- it must be for Danzig !
- Do you know the city, where German kind
- defends its wealth with might and main,
- where in German the bells invite
- and where German's every stone !
- Yes, should I blessedly die,
- It must be in Danzig !