Dem Land Tirol die Treue (Loyalty to Tyrol) is a patriotic march from Tyrol, Austria. Although it was composed in the mid-1950s, it is sometimes referred to as the
unofficial anthem of Tyrol.
Tyrol is a historical region in the Alps, in Northern Italy and Western Austria, and was once called the Princely County of Tyrol, an estate of the Holy Roman German Empire which was led by the royal Hapsburg family for almost 500 years.
The second verse seems to express longing for the days of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire: the “hard fight” makes reference to World War I and the subsequent separation of the northern and southern parts of Tyrol that occurred in 1919 with the dissolution of the Empire. The result was that Austria was left with North Tyrol, and Italy was left with
South Tyrol and Trentino. The Dolomites that the second verse refers to is the mountain range located in South Tyrol & Trentino, which became a part of Italy after World War I.
Music composed by Florian Pedarnig and lyrics written by Sepp Pedarnig, Dem Land Tirol die Treue is here interpreted by the
Südtiroler Tanzlmusig.
Listen to Dem Land Tirol die Treue
German lyrics:
1. Ein kranz von bergen stolz und hoch erhoben,
Umringt die Heimat mein Tiroler Land.
Die Gipfel strahlen hell in ihrem Glanze,
Und leuchten weit von steiler Felsenwand.
Refrain:
Du bist das Land, dem ich die Treue halte,
Weil du so schön bist mein Tiroler Land.
Du bist das land, dem ich die Treue halte,
Weil du so schön bist mein Tiroler Land.
2. Ein harter kampf hat dich entzwei geschlagen,
Von dir gerissen wurde Südtirol.
Die Dolomiten grüssen dich von ferne,
In roter Glut zum letzten Lebewohl. (Refrain)
English translation:
1. A wreath of mountains proud and high,
Surrounds my homeland my Tyrolean country.
The peaks shine brightly,
And shine far from the steep rock face.
Refrain:
You are the country to which I am loyal,
Because you are so beautiful my Tyrolean country.
You are the country to which I am loyal,
Because you are so beautiful my Tyrolean country.
2. A hard fight struck you in two,
South Tyrol was torn from you.
The Dolomites greet you from afar,
In a red glow for the last goodbye. (Refrain)
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