well, the thing is that the lyrics were taken literal in the Third Reich, and of course Germany tries to steer away from that as far as possible. So even the fourth and third generation after cannot deal with the fact that our ancestors (or, well, grandparents) were actually so ethnocentristic as to say we are the best race...and other people(s) are less equal, you know...and that's why some songs/gestures/terms are not pc in Germany, and any Nazi connection is worse than any other offense you could make in the sense of singing or gesturing
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It was interesting to read the last line in your comment, because I had not considered the display of the USA flag to be extreme pride unless it was on something extraneous like a car. Or maybe it's the stars and stripes in logos that is extreme? Now that I think about it, I wonder how many other countries incorporate symbols from their flag into logos.
right. singing that song with these lyrics can really get you into trouble and most germans hate it, too. "deutschland deutschland über alles" (meaning: germany above everything...) is from the first stanza of what USED to be the national anthem in (nazi-)germany.
though the melody hasn't changed, nowadays only the third stanza is our official national anthem. that's what you hear before soccer games etc. and although germany is not too patriotic, most people relly feel ok singing that one. it's starts with "einigkeit und recht und freiheit" (unity and right and freedom...).
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We'd be like:
(s)he's a foreigner so he can't be a nazi, so it's not bad
(s)he sings a bad song, so it must be bad
-> inner conflict²²³²³²³²³
I'd probably think you'd make fun of us, but that's just me.
However, I'm really happy you like Germany! :D
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only the third stanza please!
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"deutschland deutschland über alles" (meaning: germany above everything...) is from the first stanza of what USED to be the national anthem in (nazi-)germany.
though the melody hasn't changed, nowadays only the third stanza is our official national anthem. that's what you hear before soccer games etc. and although germany is not too patriotic, most people relly feel ok singing that one.
it's starts with "einigkeit und recht und freiheit" (unity and right and freedom...).
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