Nazi songs facts for kids
Nazi songs were special songs made for the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany. The Nazi Party was a political group that ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945. These songs were used to spread their ideas and make people feel proud of their movement.
Some songs that the Nazis used were actually very old, written long before the Nazis existed. For example, the song Deutschlandlied was written in 1841. The Nazis used it alongside their own anthem, the Horst-Wessel-Lied. Another old song they used was Die Wacht am Rhein, which was nearly 100 years old at the time.
Today, in Germany, it is against the law to sing many of these Nazi songs. If someone sings them, they can face serious consequences because these songs are linked to a very dark time in history.
The Horst-Wessel-Lied
The Horst-Wessel-Lied, also known as Die Fahne Hoch (which means "The Flag on High"), was the official song of the Nazi Party. It was like their national anthem. The song was created by a man named Horst Wessel. He was a leader in the SA, which was a group of Nazi stormtroopers. Horst Wessel was killed by a member of the Communist Party of Germany. Like many other Nazi songs, the Horst-Wessel-Lied is now banned in Germany.
Es zittern die morschen Knochen
Es zittern die morschen Knochen (meaning "The Rotten Bones Are Trembling") was another very popular Nazi song. It was written by Hans Baumann. This song was the official anthem of the Hitler Youth. The Hitler Youth was a group for young people in Nazi Germany, similar to a scouting organization but controlled by the Nazi Party. Because it was for young people, the song sometimes talked about old people in a negative way. Many Germans today know parts of this song, but not everyone knows the full lyrics.
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