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Land der Berge, Land am Strome (Land of the mountains, land on the river) is the national anthem of Austria.
Nineteen days before his death on December 5th, 1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his last complete work, the "Freimaurerkantate", KV 623. In parts of the edition of this cantata there appeared the "Chain Song", KV 623a. To this melody the Austrian National Anthem is being sung. According to leading musicologists in Vienna, this tune was NOT written by Mozart, but by a Free Mason Brother of his, a certain Johann Holzer, a gifted composer of a number of songs. The lyrics were written by the Austrian writer Paula von Preradovic. On October 22, 1946 it was declared Austria's official national anthem.
German Lyrics
Land der Berge, Land am Strome,
Land der cker, Land der Dome,
Land der Hmmer zukunftsreich!
Heimat bist du groer Shne,
Volk begnadet fr das Schne,
Vielgerhmtes sterreich,
Vielgerhmtes sterreich!
Hei umfehdet, wild umstritten,
Liegst dem Erdteil du inmitten
Einem starken Herzen gleich.
Hast seit frhen Ahnentagen
Hoher Sendung Last getragen,
Vielgeprftes sterreich,
Vielgeprftes sterreich.
Mutig in die neuen Zeiten,
Frei und glubig sieh uns schreiten,
Arbeitsfroh und hoffnungsreich.
Einig la in Bruderchren,
Vaterland, dir Treue schwren.
Vielgeliebtes sterreich,
Vielgeliebtes sterreich.