Nazi songs

Nazi songs were songs used by the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Nazi Germany.

Not all of these songs were created for the Nazis. Some were very old. For example, Die Wacht am Rhein (written in 1840) and the Deutschlandlied (1841) were Nazi songs.

Horst-Wessel-Lied

The Horst-Wessel-Lied, also known as Die Fahne Hoch ("the flag on high"), was the Nazi Party's anthem. It was written by Horst Wessel, a leader in the Sturmabteilung (SA), the Party's paramilitary wing. Wessel was later killed by a member of the Communist Party of Germany.

Today this song, like many other Nazi songs, is banned in Germany.

Es zittern die morschen Knochen

Es zittern die morschen Knochen was a very popular Nazi song written by Hans Baumann. It was the official song of the Hitler Youth. (For this reason, the song criticizes "elders".)

Many Germans know some of the song, but not all of it. The full song is below:

Original (in German)

Translation in English

Es zittern die morschen Knochen,

Der Welt vor dem Roten Krieg,

Wir haben den Schrecken gebrochen,

Für uns war's ein großer Sieg.

Wir werden weiter marschieren

Wenn alles in Scherben fällt,

Denn heute da hört uns Deutschland

Und morgen die ganze Welt.

Und liegt vom Kampfe in Trümmern

Die ganze Welt zuhauf,

Das soll uns den Teufel kümmern,

Wir bauen sie wieder auf.

Wir werden weiter marschieren

Wenn alles in Scherben fällt,

Denn heute da hört uns Deutschland

Und morgen die ganze Welt.

Und mögen die Alten auch schelten,

So laßt sie nur toben und schrei'n,

Und stemmen sich gegen uns Welten,

Wir werden doch Sieger sein.

Wir werden weiter marschieren

Wenn alles in Scherben fällt,

Denn heute da hört uns Deutschland

Und morgen die ganze Welt.

Sie wollen das Lied nicht begreifen,

Sie denken an Knechtschaft und Krieg

Derweil unsre Äcker reifen,

Du Fahne der Freiheit, flieg!

Wir werden weiter marschieren,

Wenn alles in Scherben fällt;

Die Freiheit stand auf in Deutschland

Und morgen gehört ihr die Welt.

The brittle bones are trembling,

Of the World before the Red War.

We have broken this terror,

For us it was a great victory.

We will continue to march,

Even if everything shatters;

Because today Germany hears us,

And tomorrow, the whole World.

And because of the battle

The World may be in ruins,

But the devil may care;

We build it up again.

We will continue to march,

Even if everything shatters;

Because today Germany hears us,

And tomorrow, the whole World.

And the elders may chide,

So just let them scream and cry,

And if Worlds push back against us

We will be the victors anyway.

We will continue to march,

Even if everything shatters;

Because today Germany hears us,

And tomorrow, the whole World.

They don't want to understand this song,

They think of slavery and war.

Meanwhile our acres ripen,

Flag of freedom, fly!

We will continue to march,

Even if everything shatters;

Freedom stood up in Germany,

And tomorrow the world belongs to her.

Related pages

Nazism