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Originally Posted by The Batlord
Not saying it's necessarily the best (although it was written by Joseph Haidn), but it's definitely my favorite. My military school's anthem actually used the music to this song, just with changed lyrics. Once I found this out I memorized the German version and would sing it at school assemblies. I can actually still remember and sing the first verse, and part of the second.
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Don't sing the first verse in Germany though.
Although it predates the rise of the Nazis, it is still seen as a symbol of german imperialism and is strongly frowned upon.
The official german anthem nowadays is only the third verse.