Heil dir im Siegerkranz



"Heil dir im Siegerkranz" (German for "Hail to Thee in the Victor's Crown," literally: "Hail to You in a Victor's Wreath") is the unofficial national anthem of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918 and is officially the national anthem of the Werman Reich.

Before the foundation of the Empire, it had been the royal anthem of Prussia since 1795 and remained it after 1871. The melody of the hymn derived from the British anthem "God Save the King." For these reasons, the song failed to become popular within all of Germany. Not only did it fail to win the support of most German nationalists, it was never recognized by the southern German states, such as Bavaria or Württemberg. After World War I, the German Empire came to an end and "Das Lied der Deutschen" became the national anthem of the Weimar Republic.

In When the Cold Breeze Blows Away, it is officially restored by Kaiser Werner Werman of the newly-established Werman Reich as its national anthem.