German Empire (1871-1918) "Heil dir im Siegerkranz and Versailler Festmarsch"

In celebration of the Coronation of Kaiser Wilhelm I at the Palace of Versailles on January 18th 1871.
Gott Mitt Uns !
"Heil dir im Siegerkranz" (German for "Hail to Thee in Victor's Crown") was from 1871 to 1918 the unofficial national anthem of the German Empire. Previously, it had been the anthem of Prussia, the melody of the hymn derived from the British anthem "God Save the Queen". For these reasons, the song failed to become popular within all of Germany. Not only did it fail to win the support of most German nationalists, it was never recognized by the southern German states, such as Bavaria or Württemberg. After World War I, the German Empire came to an end and "Das Lied der Deutschen" became the national anthem of the Weimar Republic.
"Die Wacht am Rhein" ("The Watch on the Rhine") was a second hymn used during the German Empire that could also be denoted as a national anthem in that period.
Heinrich Harries wrote the lyrics in 1790 in honour of King Christian VII of Denmark, and the line "Heil, Kaiser, dir" originally read "Heil, Christian, dir". In 1793, Harries' text was adapted by Balthasar Gerhard Schumacher for use in Prussia. Schumarcher shortened Harries' text and replaced the word Christian with the word König (king). After the proclamation of the German Empire, the word König was replaced by Kaiser (emperor).

[@misskonaxia]

1:09 *PRUSSIA INTENSIFIES*

[@Historical_Recordings]

I love how this music truly embodies the romanticism of the German empire. Great recordings!

[@seronymus]

modern life is so cynical and postmodern that old romanticism makes me depressed and despondent....we are living in the real "Dark Ages"....

[@axtaria01]

@@seronymus the dark ages is a lot brighter than now.

[@ommsterlitz1805]

The romanticism ? ah yes the famous romantic poisonous gas attack, the lovely shrapnel rain, the warming flamethrower. Really such a nice regime and people🥰 🤐

[@perun6318]

@@ommsterlitz1805 Much better than the current spineless, self-hating, and neutered Germany.

[@damienzht]

@@ommsterlitz1805 When u have to battle UK, France, Belgium, Russia, USA nearly alone and have to help your weak alliances. To be able to hold off the enemy they had to use those weapons. German Empire was primetime for Germany before 1st ww.

[@Dragonite_Tom]

One day I will play this at Paris with earrape version

[@felixbeutin9530]

grand dieu sauve le roi 😅

[@27779206]

Costa ricense

[@antoinengt754]

Cela ne risque pas d'arriver si tôt, c'est le Chant du départ que tu risque d'entendre à Berlin !

[@tizianotosi7755]

You won all

[@chimp3991]

Warning! You are going to conquer France again.

[@henryratajczak3071]

Restore the Monarchy reinstate a Kaiser and restore the heart beat of Germany. God bless the KAISER !

[@spdfatomicstructure]

Restore the Kaiser and the monarchy but keep Germany's liberal democratic Westminster system of governance intact

[@heinrichvonschnitzel8600]

A reichstag and bundesrat to govern alongside the emperor, a complete ban on progressive parties is also needed.

[@dalmatianroyalist9326]

@@almos-bendeguzarany9274 Mit goes with dativ form, so it is mit dem Kaiser, but ok ;))

[@majidaljaburi7870]

@@spdfatomicstructure absolute monarchy is not that bad it shows that the monarch is a boss and not to be played with

[@spdfatomicstructure]

@@majidaljaburi7870 but I value democracy. And that can't be achieved if an unelected head of state has absolute political power and is placed above all scrutiny from the general public

[@bus822]

A rousing tune! God Save the Emperor, and Ten Thousand Years to a Cultured Germany!

[@DamnTheRebs1822]

Wrong Germany

[@heinrichvonschnitzel8600]

@@DamnTheRebs1822 Bundesrepublik Germany is basically a wannabe US and the US is worst western country.

[@aussie870]

@@heinrichvonschnitzel8600 I too have always thought the US to be the worst that democracy has to offer.

[@AlxzAlec]

Shut up bus, the Emperor is the reason why Germans were starving and got killed. He was a terrible person who only cared about land, like Germans always did. Disgusting.

[@bus822]

@@AlxzAlec nah that's fair, i made this comment four years ago and wilhelm ii was an asshole lmao although tbf germans don't *always* care about land as far as i'm aware. i think goethe was pretty cool

[@Riddarstolphe]

Sei, Kaiser Wilhelm, hier. Lang' deines Volkes hier. Der Menschheit Stolz!

[@DaveRevan98]

Sei's trüber Tag, sei's heit'rer Sonnenschein, ich bin ein Preuße, will ein Preuße sein!

[@NorwegianBaron]

Versailler Festmarsch at 1:51 "Happy Deutsche Reichsgründungstag von 18 Januar 1871 !"

[@julianzimmer]

Thank you (belated), I celebrated it befittingly.

[@fattshea8085]

Bonnie the Bunny RB ?

[@metalboostable]

Who ist performing the hymn at at 1:51?

[@fattshea8085]

Andrei Joaca Gaming heyo

[@ariel-4131]

SuperRacistKid 916 I've seen you before 🙂

[@rafaelokamura]

Für Kaiser und Kaiserreich, unser Vaterland. Gott mit uns!!!

[@waldemarfal6430]

to mam na monecie ostatniego Kaisera Wilhelma II Gott mit uns

[@kampfkartoffel8994]

Gott mit uns

[@johannesopsahl]

Absolutely beautiful

[@noahlonaker2668]

the way I see it the empire is the last legitimate government my homeland has ever had all other governments after sucked LONG LIVE IMPERIAL GERMANY! HAIL DIR KAISER!

[@noahlonaker2668]

Lance Anderson hell yes down with Merkel up with the kaiser!

[@brucereid3081]

Long live the German empire from a Saxon brother in the uk

[@noahlonaker2668]

Gruff thank you!

[@RaNdOmMiNeKiIl]

Nein, der Deutsches Kaiserreich ist uber alles! Nazis ruined Prussia and Germany. But the German Empire was German, not some austrians play thing.

[@dukeofmania6504]

Uber Soldaten Ha, then where the hell is Prussia today?

[@marycavender7136]

I love this tune withe this beautiful emblem!

[@eliadamato8646]

Beatiful Video! Sehr schön!!! Long live to Germany! Es lebe Deutschland!!!

[@ajc8815]

Bring back the kingdoms of Europe!

[@yourworstnightmare7089]

pls bring back the Greater Latvian Empire

[@robertmcveigh1572]

your worst nightmare Holy Roman Empire?

[@koninkrijkdernederlanden8711]

Anselmo Chiong Indeed, great idea. I really need (to) VOC over the world again!

[@juansoto8112]

Don't forget the Americas.

[@ryukaze.]

No u stupid fat headed imperialists

[@LuvThatDirtyWater]

Thank you Norwegian Baron .. I had been wondering what the origin of this wonderful song was

[@Smoothbluehero]

I'd rather live in the Romanticism of the 19th Century than the nihilism and postmodernism of the 21st Century.

[@Turagrong]

hm, what could have happened in between? :-)

[@commodoreluigi1596]

Alexandr Holický FUCK!

[@KotMatrosk1n]

implying imperialistic 19th "God's dead" century is not nihilistic

[@vidmantasb5993]

You wouldn't be saying that when you suddenly find yourself literally dying from a simple flu because you have no antibiotics

[@yourworstnightmare7089]

You're kinda right...

[@hedikamoun4407]

Best ever!

[@yogatonga7529]

For the Western world (and Japan), the 19th century certainly was the best.

[@aleksvitek798]

@Norwegian Baron , what happened to the glorious version, which sounded like a veeery old recording and had a male choir singing the lyrics? Did it get deleted? It was my favourite version and I dare say, the most powerful version

[@netprofm]

I am also looking for it but can't find it anymore

[@aquilanero6826]

Das war das einzig und Wahre Deutschland! Und das einzig und Wahre Europa!

[@TheBlueArmy]

Ein wahrhaftiges Meisterwerk Deutscher Kultur!

[@cosmiccruise8372]

69k subs nice

[@haraldimpreulgrno8418]

Versailler Festmarsch zum 18. Januar 1871 (AM II, 206); Parademarsch des Leib-Grenadier-Regiments "König Friedrich Wilhelm III." (1. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 8 - Garnison 1914: Frankfurt (O) -

[@cf-1043]

Yesterday was the 150th anniversary of the unification of Germany in 1871

[@Sajidun]

HAIL DE KAISER!!!!!

[@clarkstrange2142]

Fur den Kaiser!

[@thesinofpride9433]

It’s our royal hymn (kongesang) but so… German 😂 love it

[@muhammadfadhiil5992]

Isn't that the Prussian version of 'Heil dir im Siegerkranz'?.

[@abuna-crystaleyesnoinzehn-81]

💖💓💖🙏

[@christopherhalim2801]

God save our gracious Queen Long live our noble Queen God save the Queen

[@employee962]

no

[@aeiou6766]

@Alex Kasier Heil Kaiser dir

[@aeiou6766]

God save the queen is a lie and this is the best version

[@BaddaBm_]

Schnauze!!

[@Dryhten1801]

@@aeiou6766 Versailles

[@aeiou6766]

Es lebe Preussen

[@dawnlightening]

The first minute of this sounds very similar to God Save the Queen. I wonder which came first, this or GSTQ. Of course Albert & Queen Vicky were Germanic (Hanoverian), so that would explain the close connection.

[@MrGTAVModstoSA]

Its the same melody, the brits took it first for their anthem (i think it was actually made for the British Anthem). This particular one never became the oficial anthem of Prussia

[@unknownduck4987]

Nicolás Antúnez I know I’m two years late, but it was originally a french melody called “Grand dieu sauve le roi”

[@andreavoigtlander1087]

the french one came first

[@andreavoigtlander1087]

@@MrGTAVModstoSA no it wasnt learn history

[@dawnlightening]

@@andreavoigtlander1087 Not according to the uploader, Norwegian Baron, who says (click 'more' to read the description), that "the melody of the hymn derived from the British anthem "God Save the Queen"."

[@jasonun2057]

I thought I heard a fart at the beginning if you high the volume

[@imperialcommand6640]

káiser glory ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@aaronanthems5311]

Preussenlied

[@bluesnail5042]

Did that just make a little parody of the British Anthem in it?

[@budidis1578]

No, the German Imperial Anthem just had the same tune as "God Save the Queen/King".

[@historicalsongarchive]

Blue Snail It was the tune of the (royal) anthem of many European monarchies at some point such as Britain, Germany, Norway, France etc.

[@bluesnail5042]

Ah, fairy snuff.

[@bluesnail5042]

The description claims otherwise.

[@Gamingmaster-jv9zj]

The first one was “Preußenmarch” and not “Heil dir im Siegerkranz”

[@balleater1538]

It’s almost like they use the same melody in the first half or something 🧐

[@Gamingmaster-jv9zj]

@@balleater1538 oh

[@joshleggett6815]

German : Hail to the in the victors crown. America And France: No. Me : punches America and France in the face. Me And Germany : Hail Emperor, Thee

[@aaravtulsyan]

God save our gracious King

[@aaden611]

Long live our noble king , God save the king!!

[@soderfjarden3197]

Heil dir im siegerkranz was the anthem of the german empire 😑

[@Makslaskabata]

This is Preußenland, not Heil dir im siegerkranz

[@Sky-pg6xy]

I like the British national anthem playing at the beginning

[@ravkoleavikk8577]

@GamingTSC • the virgin god save the queen vs the chad heil dir im seigerkranz

[@andreavoigtlander1087]

it isnt british learn history

[@grecosax9833]

Kingdom of Greece coat of arms rip..

[@soderfjarden3197]

Plus this is not the anthem itself here 😑

[@2ndcomingofFritz]

This is preußenlied but ok

[@balleater1538]

Nuh uh fool

[@Prubkoopa]

you are right , but in this it is only a part of the whole composition. Preußenlied is amazing , but not the only one playing! There is Heil Dir Im Siegerkranz , Preußischer Lockmarsch and also Versailler Festamarsch.

[@Prubkoopa]

​@@balleater1538 no need to be rude my dude ( Ball Eater )

[@ghastlyghandi4301]

Every masterpiece 🇫🇷 Has its cheap imitation 🇩🇪

[@andreavoigtlander1087]

wrong

[@balleater1538]

🤦‍♂️

[@TheTanveerGaming]

1871, 1940 intensifies

[@WarDyl3]

German version Better.

[@AlxzAlec]

German Empire is so overrated, they can’t even win a war.

[@Real_Mambo]

they won every war except WW1 idiota

[@JollibeeEnjoyer69]

they won few wars you dumb or smth?

[@TheTanveerGaming]

They were literally against half the world and their allies were too weak

[@AlxzAlec]

@@Real_Mambo Like which??

[@tacituskilgore5372]

​@@AlxzAlec second schleswig war franco prussian war Boxers rebellion Austro prussian war Adamawa wars Herero wars And other revolts againts savages