GERMAN LYRICS

Oben am jungen Rhein
Lehnet sich Liechtenstein
An Alpenhöh'n.
Dies liebe Heimatland,
Das teure Vaterland,
Hat Gotes weiser Hand
Für uns erseh'n.
Dies liebe Heimatland,
Das teure Vaterland,
Hat Gotes weiser Hand
Für uns erseh'n.

Hoch lebe Liechtenstein,
Blühend am jungen Rhein,
Glücklich und treu.
Hoch leb'der Fürst vom and Land,
Hoch unser Vaterland,
Durch Buderliebe-Band
Vereint und frei.
Hoch leb'der Fürst vom and Land,
Hoch unser Vaterland,
Durch Buderliebe-Band
Vereint und frei.

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
 
High above the young Rhine
Lies Liechtenstein, resting
On Alpine heights.
This beloved homeland,
This dear fatherland
Was chosen for us by
God's wise hand.
This beloved homeland,
This dear fatherland
Was chosen for us by
God's wise hand.

Long live Liechtenstein,
Blossoming on the young Rhine,
Happy and faithful!
Long live the Prince of the Land,
Long live our fatherland,
United by brotherly bonds and free.
Long live the Prince of the Land,
Long live our fatherland,
United by brotherly bonds and free.

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Liechtenstein
"Oben am jungen Rhein" (High Above the Young Rhine)

Words by:Jakob Joseph Jauch
Music by:unknown
Adopted:1850 (revised 1963)

It may seem odd to hear that the melody of the national anthem of
Liechtenstein, a central European kingdom with no ties to Great Britian at all
in its history, would be exactly the same as the familiar God_Save_the_Queen,
but, as the Liechtenstein anthem, it is entitled "Oben am jungen Rhein". This
link might be explained by its close ties to neighbouring Switzerland, who has
also used the melody as its anthem in its past (as well as nearby Prussia, and
later Germany, at the time). (The fact that Liechtenstein shares a well-known
tune with another nation has led to a few awkward situations of amateur
composers approaching Liechtenstein officials with proposals for a new anthem,
convinced that one is needed.)

The lyrics were first written and adopted in 1850, and were changed slightly in
1963 (the original lyrics mentioned Liechtenstein's membership in the German
confederacy (Holy Roman Empire)).
