Back Гімн Аўстра-Вугоршчыны BE-X-OLD Австрийски императорски химн Bulgarian Rakouská císařská hymna Czech Божє · храни Франца Їѡсифа CU Österreichische Kaiserhymnen German Habsburgaj imperiestro-himnoj Esperanto Kaiserhymne Spanish Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser Finnish Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser French ההמנון הקיסרי האוסטרי HE
| English: 'God Save Francis the Emperor' | |
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 Autograph score of the original version | |
| Lyrics | Lorenz Leopold Haschka |
| Music | Joseph Haydn, 1797 |
| Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental rendition in E-flat major | |
"Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" (German: [ˈɡɔt ɛʁˈhaltə ˈfʁants dən ˈkaɪzɐ]; lit. 'God Save Francis the Emperor'), also called the "Kaiserhymne" (IPA: [ˈkaɪzɐˌhʏmnə]; lit. 'Emperor's Hymn'), is an anthem composed in 1797 by Joseph Haydn. In its original version it was paired with lyrics by Lorenz Leopold Haschka and served as a patriotic song, expressing devotion to Francis II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. In later times, Haydn's tune came to be widely employed in other contexts, often paired with new lyrics. These later versions include works of classical music, Christian hymns, alma maters, and the "Deutschlandlied", the present national anthem of Germany.