Mein Waldeck is a German patriotic song and was the anthem of the Waldeck between 1879 and 1929 when Waldeck joined Prussia.

History

Benjamin Christoph Friedrich Rose (1755–1818) wrote the tune for the poem "Unter dieser Eiche lasst euch nieder" by Philipp Ludwig Bunsen. In 1879, the melody became the unofficial anthem of Waldeck when Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont married King William III of the Netherlands, and an anthem was needed.[1]

In 1890, August Koch wrote the text of Mein Waldeck to the already existing tune. An anecdote says that Koch and some friends were lampooned during a festival because they were not able to sing a song that praises their native land. In the following weeks, Koch started to write such a song.[2]

Lyrics

See also

References

  1. ^ Otto Boehm: Die Volkshymnen aller Staaten des deutschen Reiches. Beiträge zu einer Geschichte über ihre Entstehung und Verbreitung, Wismar, 1901, quoted in Friedhelm Brusniak: „Unter dieser Eiche lasst euch nieder.“ Ein „Kunstlied im Volksmund“ aus Waldeck, Jahrbuch für Volksliedforschung, 43. (1998), p. 32.
  2. ^ Magistrate of the City of Diemelstadt (ed.): 850 Jahre Wrexen: 1141 – 1991, Marsberg: Schulte, 1991. ISBN 3-9802152-7-X
  3. ^ "(Germany - former state) Waldeck and Pyrmont". National Anthem Downloads, Lyrics, and Information. November 11, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2020. Slightly modified English lyrics

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