Deutschlandlied

Das Lied der Deutschen (English: Song of the Germans), also known as Deutschlandlied (English: Song of Germany), is the national anthem of both Großgermania and the Kingdom of Germany. The music was composed by in 1797 as music to be played during the birthday celebrations for. The lyrics, advocating a unified Germanic state, were written by in 1841, and made him an outlaw in his native, and he spent much of the remainder of his life in , at the time a  possession.

History
The song is better-known in the Western world by its first line, Deutschland Über Alles (English: Germany Above All). It was widely used during the as a symbol of German unity alongside other currently-used symbols of Großgermania, including the coat of arms. The melody, coupled with the poem , became the anthem of in 1806, and was maintained by  until its dissolution in 1918. When the was formed in 1919, it initially had no anthem, but adopted Das Lied der Deutschen in 1922.

With the rise of the 's rise to power in 1933, the song was maintained as the official national anthem of the, though in practical use only the first stanza was sung, followed by the . The first line was utilized by Nazi propaganda to advocate German and racial supremacy, and for this reason only the third stanza was subsequently used by the as its anthem. The used a separate anthem, , until its  into a  in 1991.

Upon the rise of the Germanic reunification movement in, spearheaded by the German National Unionist Party, use of the first stanza began to increase dramatically. Upon the creation of Großgermania in December 2012, the anthem, in its full form, was reintroduced as the national anthem (though individual regions maintained their own anthems), using the name Das Lied der Deutschen to emphasize the empire's statys as the home of the German people, not as Germany itself. The Kingdom of Germany also reintroduced it as its anthem, maintaining the previously common name of Deutschlandlied.

Lyrics
Currently, the anthem has ten versions for official use in Großgermania, as well as a government-endorsed English translation for use internationally. The following are the official lyrics as approved by the Imperial Government of Großgermania and the governments of the various provinces that have each of the languages as official.