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Für Danzig
English: For Danzig (For Gdańsk)

anthem of Free City of Danzig
LyricsPaul Enderling
MusicGeorg Göhler
Adopted1920
Relinquished1939

"Für Danzig" ("For Danzig"/"For Gdańsk") was the official national anthem of the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland)[1]. 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.

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 (Gdańsk) !
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 (Gdańsk)!
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 (Gdańsk)!

Notes

References

  1. ^ Sort of semi-official anthem of that City was also song In Danzig ("Dunkle Giebel, Hohne Fenster"), words by Josef von Eichendorff to the music by Hans Erich Pfitzner