German Democratic Republic

Auferstanden aus Ruinen was the national anthem of East Germany during its existence from 1949 to 1990. In 1949, the Soviet Zone of Allied-occupied Germany became a Socialist country called the German Democratic Republic . For an anthem, lyrics were written by the poet Johannes R. Becher . Two... musicians proposed music to Becher's lyrics, and the version of Hanns Eisler was selected. He had been in exile in the 1930s and might not have noticed that his music was very similar to the 1930s hit song Goodbye Johnny sung by Hans Albers. Written in 1949, the anthem reflects the early stages of German separation, in which continuing progress towards reunification of the occupation zones was seen by most Germans as appropriate and natural. Consequently, Becher's lyrics develop several connotations of "unity" and combine them with "fatherland" , meaning Germany as a whole.
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