- Für Danzig
Infobox Anthem
title = Für Danzig
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english_title = For Danzig
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country =Free City of Danzig
author =Paul Enderling
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composer =Georg Göhler
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adopted = 1920
until = 1939
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sound_title ="Für Danzig" ("For Danzig") was the officialnational anthem of theFree City of Danzig (nowGdańsk ,Poland ) [Sort of semi-official anthem of that City was also song "In Danzig" ("Dunkle Giebel, Hohne Fenster"), words byJosef von Eichendorff to the music byHans Erich Pfitzner ] . The lyrics were written byPaul Enderling , while the music was byGeorg 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 theHorst-Wessel-Lied .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 !
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External links
* [http://www.danzig-online.pl/pass/danzig.mp3 Original recording 1934, MP3 format, Source: Danzig-online.pl]
* [http://david.national-anthems.net/dnz.htm National Anthems]
* [http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=5132 In Danzig]
* [http://de.wikisource.org/wiki/In_Danzig Wikisource: In Danzig]
* [http://www.nationalanthems.us/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1109589595/2 Anthems of Free City of Danzig, sources and discussion]
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