"Das Lied der Deutschen" (The song of the Germans)
{Only the 3rd verse is the national anthem, the other two (especially the 1st) may not be sung any more!}
I will not quote the 1st verse, which is forbidden since WW 2, for obvious reasons - and quite rightfully so.
Glance, you are making an error that is quite common in Germany. But it is not true, that the first two verses of the national anthem may no longer be sung, or are forbidden.
And I think it is somewhat sad that you think it would be rightfully forbidden. Yes, it has been greatly misused, but that does not change the fact that it was written in abolutely no evil intention, and there are many other anthems that are much bloodier or offensive than this.
I also often wonder why not even Germans can see the grammatical difference between "über alle" und "über alles".
And in the letter that Heuss wrote to Adenauer, he said (that is even less known) that the Song is in it's entirety the national anthem, but that only the third stanza should be sung at official events.
That said, I wouldn't sing the first stanza myself - but still I think it is treated somewhat incorrectly.
