GERMAN LYRICS

Ich weiß, wo ein liebliches, freundliches Tal,
Von waldigen Bergen umgehen,
Da blitzen die Wellen im Sonnenstrahl,
Es blühn auf den Hügeln die Reben,
Und Dörfer und Städte auf grünender Flur
Und Menschen von kernigem Schlage:
Das ist meine Heimat im Lande der Saar,
Laut preis ich sie all meine Tage.
 
O Saarland, du Kleinod von strahlendem Glanz,
O Land, du, von Kohle und Eisen,
Dir will ich gehören, dir weihen mich ganz,
Nichts soll mich dir fürder entreißen.
So klingt es denn stolz in die Lande hinaus,
Wenn freudigen Herzens ich sage:
Hier ist meine Heimat im Lande der Saar,
Laut preis ich sie all meine Tage. 

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION

I know where a lovely, friendly valley,
Surrounded by woody mountains,
The waves reflecting the sunrays,
The vine growing on the hills.
And villages and towns in green meads
And people of pithy kind:
This is my home on the strand of the Saar,
loudly I praise her all my days.



So it may proudly ring out all around,
When I say with joyful hearth:
Here is my home on the strand of the Saar,
loudly I praise her all my days.

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Saarland
"Saarlied" (The Saar Song)

Words by:Richard Limberger and Karl Hogrebe
Music by:Karl Hogrebe
In use:1948-1957 (as state song since 1957)

The Saarland, an industrial region in the Southwest of Germany, which shares
borders with France and Luxembourg, was occupied by France in 1945 at the end
of World War II. In 1947, the Saarland became an autonomous state, which
remained under French military protection, also sharing an economical and
monetarian union with France. When a national anthem was needed for an
international soccer match, the "Saarlied" was chosen as the official national
anthem of the Saarland. The original words were written in 1892 by Richard
Limberger, the music was composed in 1921 by Karl Hogrebe, a music teacher from
Saarbruecken. In 1950, the local government decided to alter the song by
deleting the second verse and revising the third verse of the song, which
emphasized the bonds of the Saarland with Germany. Herr Hogrebe was asked to do
the revisions of the text.

In 1957, in accordance with a national referendum, the Saarland once again
became a part of Germany. However, the "Saarlied" was retained as the new
state's anthem. In 2003 new_lyrics were written by Gerhard Tänzer, and made
official (the old lyrics have been out of official use for many years.)

Special thanks to:Reinhard Popp and Jan Scotland for providing me with some of
this information.

See also: Germany.
