His son, Frederick III, who reigned for only 99 days, was succeeded by Wilhelm II. Kaiser Wilhelm in the lyrics originally referred to William I who reigned until 1888. After the proclamation of the German Empire, the word König was replaced by Kaiser (emperor). Schumacher shortened Harries' text and replaced the word Christian with König (king). In 1793, Harries' text was adapted by Balthasar Gerhard Schumacher (1755–1805) for use in Prussia. Heinrich Harries wrote the lyrics in 1790 in honour of King Christian VII of Denmark, and the line "Heil, Kaiser, dir" originally read "Heil, Christian, dir". Together with " Die Wacht am Rhein" both songs had the status of unofficial national anthems. However the German Empire never had an official anthem like the Weimar Republic or the Federal Republic of Germany ( Lied der Deutschen).
It is often called the official national anthem of the German Empire. At the near end of World War I, the German Empire was overthrown and " Das Lied der Deutschen" was adopted as the national anthem of its successor, the Weimar Republic. Not only did it fail to win the support of most German nationalists, but it also was never recognized by the southern German states, such as Bavaria or Württemberg. For these reasons, the song failed to become popular within all of Germany. The melody of the hymn derived from the British anthem " God Save the King". īefore the foundation of the Empire in 1871, it had been the royal anthem of Prussia since 1795 and remained it after 1871.
" Heil dir im Siegerkranz" ( pronounced German for "Hail to Thee in the Victor's Crown", literally: "Hail to Thee in the Victor's Wreath") was the Kaiserhymne (imperial anthem) of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918 and royal anthem of Prussia from 1795 to 1918.
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