When did Joseph Haydn write the Germany's National Anthem?

Answer 1

Haydn composed the music for the Habsburg dynastic anthem in 1797 (?). Later the music was used for August Hoffmann von Fallersleben's Deutschland über alles. This became the German national anthem in 1922, but was largely superseded in 1933. The last verse of the song was reinstated as the West German national anthem in 1952.

Answer 2

The melody is that of Haydn's "Emperor Quartet" and was originally used for the Austrian dynastic anthem "Gott, erhalte Franz den Kaiser". Later the music was adopted for the German patriotic song "Das Lied der Deutschen", which became the German national anthem in 1922.

Answer 3

The "Das Deutschlandied" became the German national anthem in 1922. It is also known as "Das Lied der Deutschen" and the composition was written by the composer Joseph Haydn in 1797 while the lyrics were written by the August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben in 1841.