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editHymn of Hate
editErnst Lissauer wrote the Hymn of Hate (Hassgesang gegen England) in the First World War, and was decorated by the Kaiser for it. According to Mr Punch's History of the Great War "This shows true magnanimity on the part of the Kaiser, in his capacity of King of Prussia, since the "Hymn of Hate" turns out to be a close adaptation of a poem composed by a Saxon patriot, in which Prussia, not England, was held up to execration". What was that Saxon poem, and who the Saxon patriot? Thank you. DuncanHill (talk) 00:46, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
- Volume 88, page 308 of the Academy and Literature suggests that it was the poet Georg Herwegh who authored the original in 1841. Mikenorton (talk) 13:42, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
- A translation published in 1849. Mikenorton (talk) 14:00, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
- This, however says that the Hassgegang followed the literary tradition exemplified by Georg Herwegh's "Das Lied vom Hasse", rather than being any sort of reuse of the older poem. Mikenorton (talk) 17:41, 19 March 2025 (UTC)