Kein schöner Land in dieser Zeit
| "Kein schöner Land in dieser Zeit" | |
|---|---|
| Volkslied | |
Abendlied, first print in 1840 | |
| English | No country more beautiful in this time |
| Written | 1840 |
| Text | by Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio |
| Melody | Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio |
| Composed | 1840 |
"Kein schöner Land in dieser Zeit" (No country more beautiful in this time) is a popular Volkslied in German. It goes back to a song by Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio, first published in 1840 in a folk song collection. It gained popularity in the 1910s in the Wandervogel movement, and was later used by the Nazis and included in songbooks for the League of German Girls (German: Bund Deutscher Mädel). It has been set to choral music and modern songs. The beginning of the first line has been used as the title of books, a play and television series.