Lied für NRW

Song for NRW or here on the Rhine and Ruhr and Westphalia is an unofficial anthem for the celebration of the 60th birthday of North Rhine -Westphalia. Unlike the local " hymns " of the Bergisch Land ( Bergisch Heimatlied ) of Lippe- Detmold, Cologne ( homesick for Cologne), Westphalia-Lippe (Weser ( arch ) song ), Sauerland of Westphalia (Westfalen song), should be with this song all the people " in the Rhine and Ruhr and Westphalia, to victory and Ems, the Lippe region " (as it says in the lyrics of the song ) can identify with.

History

The song is a gift of the West German Radio in Cologne in North Rhine -Westphalia for his 60th birthday. It experienced on 23 August 2006, the country's official birthday, and had its world premiere at the street festival in the state capital Dusseldorf on August 27, 2006 his first major appearance. Under the direction of conductor Dietmar Mensinger and the accompaniment of the Black Fööss and the country brass band it was sung by many choirs and other solid guests.

Copyright

The text is by Hans Knipp and the Black Fööss, the music of Dietmar Mensinger, Hanno Becker and also the Black Fööss. Publication by the Bläck - Fööss publisher.

Text

The West German Radio in Cologne, who celebrated his 50th birthday himself in 2006, wanted to show with this song that Nordrhein-Westfalen, the unloved " hyphen country " is no longer, but home for its residents. Thus, the WDR director Fritz Pleitgen expressed.