August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (help·info) (April 2, 1798 - January 19, 1874), who used Hoffmann von Fallersleben (help·info) as his pen name, was a German poet. He is best known for writing "Das Lied der Deutschen", which is now the national anthem of Germany, and a number of popular children's songs.
Hoffmann was born in Fallersleben (today Wolfsburg), Brunswick-Lüneburg, then part of the Holy Roman Empire.
The son of a merchant and Mayor of his native city
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Chord: EADGBE F: x65343 C x13331 C7(no5): x1013x or 65633x A#: 466544 Gm 133111 Am 3 333 Dm x3 3 G7(no5): x03241 (it's important to keep the A as bass note)
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FA#A#C7(no5) Blüh' im Glanze dieses Glückes CFF Blühe deutsches Vaterland