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Written in 1949, the East German national anthem reflects the early stages of German separation and the nation literally rising from the ruins after World War II, in which continuing progress towards reunification of the occupation zones was seen by most Germans as appropriate and natural.
East German National Anthem. Watch the East German National Anthem in German with English translation. The East German national anthem was ' Auferstanden aus Ruinen ' ( Risen from the Ruins) The lyrics were written by Johannes Robert Becher (1891-1958) in 1949, the melody by Hans Eisler (1898-1962). The melody resembles those of Goodbye Johnny ...
" Auferstanden aus Ruinen " ( German pronunciation: [ˈaʊfɐˌʃtandən aʊs ʁuːˈiːnən]) ( German for Risen from Ruins) was the national anthem of East Germany . History. In 1949, the Soviet occupation zone of Allied Occupied Germany became a country that was called East Germany. For the anthem, the poet Johannes R. Becher wrote the lyrics. [1] .
After World War II and the division of Germany, the eastern part of the nation became a Communist republic and adopted its own anthem to distinguish them from their western neighbour.
