The Elsässisches Fahnenlied (the "Hymn to the Alsatian Flag") was written by
Emil Woerth (1870-1926) in
German
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when
Alsace-Lorraine was part of the
German Empire (1871-1918). It was adopted as the official
anthem of Alsace-Lorraine in 1911.
After
World War I
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, the short-lived independent
Republic of Alsace-Lorraine became part of
France
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in late 1918.
Lyrics
External links
Elsässisches Fahnenliedin mp3
*http://www.deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/reichsland_elsass-lothringen.htm
*http://emig.free.fr/ALSACE/Rot_un_Wiss.html
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Alsace
1911 songs
Historical national anthems
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