Siebenbürgenlied ''(literally

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

song or Transylvania's song)'' is a regional anthem composed by Johann Lukas Hedwig with lyrics by Maximilian Leopold Moltke originally as a regional anthem for the

Transylvanian Saxons The Transylvanian Saxons (german: Siebenbürger Sachsen; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjer Såksen''; ro, Sași ardeleni, sași transilvăneni/transilvani; hu, Erdélyi szászok) are a people of German ethnicity who settled in Transylvania ( ...

. The anthem has been translated into both Hungarian by Ritoók János and

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by Dan Dănilă,''Transylvania song translated into Romanian''
(German) thus becoming an unofficial anthem for

as a whole.

Lyrics

References

External links

"Das Siebenbürgerlied - Siebenbürgen, Land des Segens"
Recording of the song
"Das Siebenbürgerlied - Siebenbürgen, Land des Segens"
Sheet music for mixed choir Transylvanian-Saxon people Regional songs European anthems Transylvania 1848 songs {{anthem-stub