The German anthem has a long history, dating back to the year 1797, although the music and the lyrics were not created at the same time.

The original “Hamilton” score includes a number of quotations from American hip-hop songs. Most of them were cut from the German version because the translations made them unrecognizable.

A source of frequent injustice to the German lyric poets is the abominable English translation that is usually fur- nished with German songs.

German national anthem lyrics and English translation if you want to back Der Mannschaft against Sweden If you want to join in the Teutonic singlalong ahead of their clash with Sweden ...

Whether trying to get energised to start the day, or finding a soothing way to fall asleep, these classic German 'Kinderlieder' (children’s songs) are hard to resist singing along to once you ...

If you’re bored of staring at case tables and memorising the gender of every single noun, why not give yourself a break and listen to some music? Here are 10 songs which will help you master ...

BBC Four presents Thomas Quasthoff’s guide to one of the great loves of his life - the German Lied song. Drawing on his multiple roles as maestro, teacher and founder of an international Lied ...

The influential German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, founder of the epic theater genre, also finds his way into the Rammstein song "Haifisch" (Shark): And the shark: it has tears ...