"Fürsten zum Land Hinaus!" (English: Princes Out of the Land!) is the most prominent German revolutionary song from the Vormärz period of German history. It became famous for its blatant call for the overthrow of aristocracy across Germany's kingdoms.
Origins The exact origins of "Fürsten zum Land Hinaus!" are unknown, though it is thought to have been written in early 1832 by Johann Wilhelm Sauerwein.Rudolf Jung: Sauerwein, Johann Wilhelm. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, S. 718–720. It was most likely inspired by the July Revolution in 1830 France. The earliest known reference to the song's existence was in the magazine Eulenspiegel in March 1832, describing it as "the satirical song starting with the words: Princes out of the Country!".The song was met with popular response at the 1832 Hambach Festival, where it eventually spread to the rest of Germany.
Usage The song became popular leading up to the German revolutions of 1848-49, part of the anti-monarchical and pro-republican revolutions of 1848. Following the failures of the German revolutions, the song was heavily cracked down on and disappeared from general view until the folk and Liedermacher revivals of the 1970s.
Lyrics The song initially featured 16 verses, one for each major region of Germany. +GermanEnglishFürsten zum Land hinaus! Jetzt kommt der Völkerschmaus
raus, raus, raus, raus!
Wilhelm liebt Bürgerwacht
hebt ihn aus Preußen fort
hebt ihn aus Preußen fort
erschlagt den Hund!
Der schönste Schwabenstreich
ist Wilhelm aus dem Reich
raus, raus, raus, raus!
Bayernland ans Gewehr
Ludewig taugt nichts mehr
Ludewig taugt nichts mehr
erschießt den Hund!
Mecklenburg, deine Frist
auch abgelaufen ist
tick tack tick tack.
Oldenburg, schleif' die Sens'
Oldenburg, schleif' die Sens'
zieh in die Residenz
autsch, autsch, autsch, autsch!
Hechingen und Sigmaringen
müssen über die Klinge springen
hoppsa, hoppsa!
Reuß, Greiz, Schleiz
Lobenstein, Reuß, Greiz, Schleiz
Lobenstein jagt in ein Mausloch rein
Katz', Katz', Katz', Katz'.
Homburgs Landgräfelein
wird das zu fürchten sein?
Nein, nein, nein, nein!
Metternich, marsch mit dir
Metternich, marsch mit dir
Rothschilds und Staatspapier
marsch, marsch, marsch, marsch!
Dem Deutschen Bundestag
werft faule Eier nach
kikeriki, kikeriki!
Dann ist im Lande Raum
pflanzet den Freiheitsbaum
pflanzet den Freiheitsbaum
hoch, hoch, hoch, hoch!Princes out of the land! Now comes the people's feast!
Out! Out! Out! Out
Wilhelm loves citizen-murder!
Throw him out of Prussia!
Throw him out of Prussia!
Beat the dog!
The most beautiful Swabian prank!
Is Wilhelm out of the Reich!
Out! Out! Out! Out!
Bavaria to arms!
Ludwig, he is good for nothing!
Ludwig, he is good for nothing!
Shoot the dog!
Mecklenburg's Friedrich Franz!
Is also out of time!
Tick tack tick tack!
Oldenburg, sharpen your senses!
Oldenburg, sharpen your senses!
Move into the residence!
Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!
Hechingen and Sigmaringen!
Have to jump over the blade!
Oops, oops!
Reuss, Greiz, Schleiz!
Lobenstein, Reuss, Greiz, Schleiz!
Lobenstein chases into a mouse hole!
Cat, cat, cat, cat!
Homburg's Landgräfelein!
Will that be something to fear?
No, no, no, no!
Metternich, march with you!
Metternich, march with you!
Rothschilds and government securities!
March, march, march, march!
The German Bundestag!
At them we'll throw rotten eggs!
Cock-a-doodle-do, cock-a-doodle-do!
Forests are room in the land!
Plant the freedom tree!
Plant the freedom tree!
High, high, high, high!
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