Original: Das Deutschlandlied[p] ("The Song of Germany", also known as "Das Lied der Deutschen" or "The Song of the Germans") has been used wholly or partially as the national anthem of Germany since 1922.
Simplified: Das Lied der Deutschen ("The Song of the German people"), also known as Das Deutschlandlied, ("The Song of Germany"), is a song written by Joseph Haydn and Hoffmann von Fallersleben.