Editing Auferstanden aus Ruinen (section)

==History==
Written in 1949, the East German national anthem reflects the early stages of German separation and the nation literally rising from the ruins after [[World War II]], in which continuing progress towards reunification of the [[Allied-occupied Germany|occupation]] zones was seen by most Germans as appropriate and natural. Consequently, Becher's lyrics develop several connotations of "unity" and combine them with "[[fatherland]]" (''{{lang|de|einig Vaterland}}''), meaning Germany as a whole. However, this concept soon would not conform to an [[Cold War]] context, associated with the Berlin Wall and after 
the [[Berlin Wall]] had been erected in 1961 by the [[Government of East Germany|East German government]].<ref>{{cite web |title=East Germany (GDR) – Auferstanden aus Ruinen |url=http://nationalanthems.me/east-germany-gdr-auferstanden-aus-ruinen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624024957/http://www.nationalanthems.me/east-germany-gdr-auferstanden-aus-ruinen/ |archive-date=2017-06-24 |access-date=2011-11-02 |publisher=NationalAnthems.me}}</ref>

In September 1973, East and [[West Germany]] were admitted to the [[United Nations]] simultaneously, following talks between the two governments that conferred a degree of mutual recognition.<ref>{{cite web |title=S/RES/335(1973) |url=https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/NR0/288/62/PDF/NR028862.pdf?OpenElement |publisher=United Nations |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref> The term ''Germany'' was later removed from the [[Constitution of East Germany|East German constitution]], and only the national anthem's tune was played on official occasions.<ref>[http://www.dhm.de/lemo/html/Nachkriegsjahre/EntstehungZweierDeutscherStaaten/hymneDerDDR.html Hymne der DDR] at [[LeMO]] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705042911/http://www.dhm.de/lemo/html/Nachkriegsjahre/EntstehungZweierDeutscherStaaten/hymneDerDDR.html |date=5 July 2009 }}</ref> No new lyrics were ever written to replace Becher's, which continued to be used unofficially, especially after the [[Peaceful Revolution]] (''{{Lang|de|die Wende}}'') in late 1989: once it became clear that the countries were actually moving towards reunification, East German television [[Deutscher Fernsehfunk]] reinstated the work and signed off every night with a joyous symphonic rendition of the vocal arrangement, with accompanying picturesque footage of East Germany's main tourist attractions.<ref>{{YouTube|jSYfBYfmR8M|time=|East German National Anthem – Auferstanden aus Ruinen – TV Sign-off}}, [[Deutscher Fernsehfunk]]</ref>

"{{Lang|de|Auferstanden aus Ruinen|italic=no}}" ceased to be a national anthem when the German Democratic Republic dissolved and [[New states of Germany|its states]] joined the Federal Republic of Germany as a result of [[German reunification]] in 1990. "[[Deutschlandlied]]", composed in 1841, became the national anthem of a united Germany again. [[Leadership of East Germany#Heads of government|East German Premier]] [[Lothar de Maizière]] had proposed that Becher's lyrics be added to the united German national anthem, but this was rejected by his West German counterpart, [[Chancellor of Germany|chancellor]] [[Helmut Kohl]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rp-online.de/politik/deutschland/auferstanden-aus-ruinen-in-nationalhymne_aid-12653725|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190427232132/https://rp-online.de/politik/deutschland/auferstanden-aus-ruinen-in-nationalhymne_aid-12653725|url-status=live|title=Neuer Vorschlag: "Auferstanden aus Ruinen" in Nationalhymne?|work=[[Rheinische Post]]|date=21 August 2010|access-date=3 February 2021|archive-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>

At the end of its last broadcast on 2 October 1990, the East German [[List of international radio broadcasters|international radio broadcaster]] [[Radio Berlin International]] signed off with a vocal version of the East German national anthem.<ref>{{YouTube|id=TnF0toTW07M&t=3m48s|title=RBI, last broadcast, 2 October 1990}}, [[Radio Berlin International]]</ref>

In November 1995, "{{Lang|de|Auferstanden aus Ruinen|italic=no}}" was played [[List of wrong anthems incidents|by mistake]] when German President [[Roman Herzog]] visited Brazil. This was the first event at which the anthem had been played since the German reunification.<ref>{{cite book|title=Auferstanden aus Ruinen… Die Nationalhymne der DDR 1949 bis 1990.|publisher=Dietz|location=Berlin|year=1997|pages=140}}</ref>