Horst-Wessel-Lied
"Horst Wessel Lied" was the Nazi national anthem after the death of Horst Wessel. After his death, Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels made Horst Wessel a martyr for Germany and wrote the song in dedication to him and it was used until 1945. Whilst not exactly villainious it is now banned in modern day Germany and Austria except for educational purposes. In early 2011, this resulted in a Lower Saxony State Police investigation of Amazon.com and Apple Inc. for offering the song for sale on their websites. Both Apple and Amazon complied with the government's request and deleted the song from their offerings
Lyrics edit
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- Die Fahne hoch! Die Reihen fest geschlossen!
- SA marschiert mit ruhig festem Schritt.
- Kam'raden, die Rotfront und Reaktion erschossen,
- Marschier'n im Geist in unser'n Reihen mit.
- Kam'raden, die Rotfront und Reaktion erschossen,
- Marschier'n im Geist in unser'n Reihen mit.
- Die Straße frei den braunen Batallionen.
- Die Straße frei dem Sturmabteilungsmann!
- Es schau'n aufs Hakenkreuz voll Hoffnung schon Millionen.
- Der Tag für Freiheit und für Brot bricht an!
- Es schau'n aufs Hakenkreuz voll Hoffnung schon Millionen.
- Der Tag für Freiheit und für Brot bricht an!
- Zum letzten Mal wird Sturmalarm geblasen!
- Zum Kampfe steh'n wir alle schon bereit!
- Schon flattern Hitlerfahnen über allen Straßen.
- Die Knechtschaft dauert nur noch kurze Zeit!
- Schon flattern Hitlerfahnen über allen Straßen.
- Die Knechtschaft dauert nur noch kurze Zeit!
Translation: edit
- The flag on high! The ranks tightly closed!
- The SA march with quiet, steady step.
- Comrades shot by the Red Front and reactionaries
- March in spirit within our ranks.
- Comrades shot by the Red Front and reactionaries
- March in spirit within our ranks.
- Clear the streets for the brown battalions,
- Clear the streets for the stormtrooper!
- Millions are looking upon the swastika full of hope,
- The day of freedom and of bread dawns!
- Millions are looking upon the swastika full of hope,
- The day of freedom and of bread dawns!
- For the last time, the call to arms is sounded!
- For the fight, we all stand prepared!
- Soon Hitler's banners will fly over all streets.
- The time of bondage will last but a little while now!
- Soon Hitler's banners will fly over all streets.
- The time of bondage will last but a little while now.
- The flag on high! The ranks tightly closed!
- The SA march with quiet, steady step.
- Comrades shot by the Red Front and reactionaries
- March in spirit within our ranks.
- Comrades who shot (the) Red Front and reactionaries
- March in spirit within our ranks.
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