Lied für NRW or Hier an Rhein und Ruhr und in Westfalen is, since the 60th anniversary celebrations of North Rhine-Westphalia, a non-official regional
anthem of this German
Bundesland. There are many local anthems of certain regions of North Rhine-Westphalia, but there had not yet been an anthem for the entire state.
History
The anthem was a gift of the regional broadcasting station
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (''West German Broadcasting Cologne''; WDR, ) is a German public-broadcasting institution based in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia with its main office in Cologne. WDR is a constituent member of the conso ...
to the federal state of
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...
on its 60th anniversary. It was presented to the public on 27 August 2006, the official anniversary date, at
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second- ...
, the state's capital.
Copyright
The lyrics were created by
Hans Knipp and the
Bläck Fööss
The Bläck Fööss ( Ripuarian ''De Bläck Fööss'') are a music group from Cologne, Germany, started in 1970.
Name of the band
The band's name in Kölsch, a local dialect of Ripuarian, in which the group predominantly sings, means barefoo ...
band, and the melody was composed by Dietmar Mensinger, Hanno Beckers and the
Bläck Fööss
The Bläck Fööss ( Ripuarian ''De Bläck Fööss'') are a music group from Cologne, Germany, started in 1970.
Name of the band
The band's name in Kölsch, a local dialect of Ripuarian, in which the group predominantly sings, means barefoo ...
band. It was published by the Bläck-Fööss Verlag.
Lyrics
:Unser Land lag verbrannt in den Wunden,
:die der Krieg geschlagen.
:Doch mit Herz und Verstand
:nahmst du dein Schicksal selber in die Hand.
:Erschaffen aus Ruinen,
:als man die Hoffnung endlich wiederfand.
:Hier an Rhein und Ruhr und in Westfalen;
:
Alaaf,
Helau,
Glückauf für unser Land!
:Refrain:
:Hier an Rhein und Ruhr und in Westfalen,
:an Sieg und Ems,
:im Lipperland,
:hier an Rhein und Ruhr und in Westfalen,
:schlägt unser Herz, lebt unser Land!
:Neue Heimat, neues Glück,
:viele haben’s hier bei dir gefunden.
:Bauten auf die Zukunft Stück für Stück,
:warf es sie auch schon manchesmal zurück.
:Auf dem bunten Marktplatz der Kulturen,
:da ist das Leben, da hat jeder seinen Stand.
:Hier an Rhein und Ruhr und in Westfalen;
:
Kölsch,
Alt und
Pils, gemeinsam Hand in Hand!
:Hier an Rhein und Ruhr und in Westfalen,
:an Sieg und Ems,
:im Lipperland,
:hier an Rhein und Ruhr und in Westfalen,
:schlägt unser Herz, lebt unser Land!
External links
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German songs
North Rhine-Westphalia
2006 songs