✠ "Preußenlied"✠ - Nationalhymne Preußens, Beste Version (AI)

The "Preußenlied" was the national anthem of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1830 to 1840. Due to its opening lyrics, it is also known as "I am a Prussian, do you know my colors?" Bernard Thiersch (1793–1855), principal of a Dortmund grammar school, wrote the first six verses of the song in Halberstadt in honor of the birthday of King Frederick William III of Prussia in 1830. The melody was composed in 1832 by August Neithardt (1793–1861), the Royal Music Director of the 2nd Guards Grenadier Regiment of the Prussian Army. The sixth verse alluded to the Battle of Düppel in 1848 during the First Schleswig War. Dr. F. Th. Schneider added the seventh verse in 1851. The "Prussian Song" replaced the previous anthem, "Borussia," and was later replaced by "Heil dir im Siegerkranz." Since almost all Germans east of the Oder River were expelled after World War II, the "Prussian Song" is sometimes sung by refugee organizations such as the Territorial Association of East Prussia. It almost always has nationalist overtones.