Mein Waldeck is a German patriotic song and was the anthem of the Waldeck between 1879 and 1929, when the region became part of Prussia.
History
Benjamin Christoph Friedrich Rose (1755–1818) composed the melody for the poem "Unter dieser Eiche lasst euch nieder" by Philipp Ludwig Bunsen. In 1879, this melody became the unofficial anthem of Waldeck after Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont married King William III of the Netherlands, which created the need for a regional anthem.Otto Boehm: Die Volkshymnen aller Staaten des deutschen Reiches. Beiträge zu einer Geschichte über ihre Entstehung und Verbreitung, Wismar, 1901, quoted in Friedhelm Brusniak: „Unter dieser Eiche lasst euch nieder.“ Ein „Kunstlied im Volksmund“ aus Waldeck, Jahrbuch für Volksliedforschung, 43. (1998), p. 32.
In 1890, August Koch wrote the text of Mein Waldeck to the already existing tune. An anecdote says that Koch and some friends were lampooned during a festival because they were not able to sing a song that praises their native land. In the following weeks, Koch started to write such a song.Magistrate of the City of Diemelstadt (ed.): 850 Jahre Wrexen: 1141 – 1991, Marsberg: Schulte, 1991.
Lyrics
See also Auferstanden aus Ruinen Bayernhymne Deutschlandlied Heil dir im Siegerkranz
References
External links
Noten (PDF; 29 kB) Mein Waldeck on YouTube