What are the opening words of the German national anthem?

Einbürgerungstest, question 40 German original

Mit welchen Worten beginnt die deutsche Nationalhymne?

  1. Völker, hört die Signale …
  2. Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit …
  3. Freude schöner Götterfunken …
  4. Deutschland einig Vaterland …
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Correct answer: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit …

Why?

The national anthem begins with “Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit” (Unity and justice and freedom), the third verse of the “Deutschlandlied”. “Freude schöner Götterfunken” comes from the Ode to Joy, which is used as the European anthem, and “Deutschland einig Vaterland” from the anthem of the DDR (East Germany). “Völker, hört die Signale” is a line from the workers' song “The Internationale”.

Key term: Nationalhymne = national anthem

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