"" ("God Save Emperor Franz") is an anthem to the Austrian Emperor Francis II, set to music by Joseph Haydn. The anthem served as the national anthem of Austria-Hungary.
The German lyrics were written by Lorenz Leopold Haschka (1749–1827). The anthem was translated and adapted into many of the languages that were spoken in the Empire.
Hungarian
Tartsa Isten, óvja Isten
Királyunk s a közhazát! Erőt lelve a szent hitben Ossza bölcs parancsszavát! Hadd védnünk ős koronáját Bárhonnét fenyítse vész! Magyar honnal Habsburg trónját Egyesíté égi kéz May God keep, may God protect Our King and his parliament! Finding strength in the holy faith may it share in his wise command! Let us protect his ancient crown From wherever calamity would threaten it! Hungarian homeland with Habsburg throne Was united by the celestial hand.
Czech
Translation of the Austrian anthem during the reign of Franz Joseph I (1848–1916) Lidová hymna Zachovej nám, Hospodine Císaře a naši zem Dej, ať z víry moc mu plyne Ať je moudrým vladařem Hajme věrně trůnu Jeho Proti nepřátelům všem Osud trůnu Habsburského Rakouska je osudem.
Plňme věrně povinnosti
Braňme právo počestně
A když třeba, s ochotností
V boj se dejme statečně
Na paměti věčné mějme
Slávu vojska vítěznou
Jmění, krev i život dejme
Za Císaře, za vlast svou!
Čeho nabyl občan pilný
Vojín zbraní zastávej
Uměním i vědou silný
Duch se vzmáhej, jasně skvěj
Bože račiž přízeň dáti
Naší vlasti milené
Slunce Tvé ať věčně svítí
Na Rakousko blažené.
Stůjme k sobě v každou chvíli
Svornost jenom moci dá
Spojené kde vládnou síly
Vše se snadno překoná
Když se ruka k ruce vine
Tak se dílo podaří
Říš Rakouská nezahyne
Sláva vlasti, Císaři!
Císaři po boku vládne
Rodem, duchem spřízněná
V kráse, která neuvadne
Císařovna vznešená
Bože račiž přízeň svoji
Habsburskému domu dát
Františkovi Josefovi
Alžbětě rač požehnat!
Almighty God, save our Emperor, Almighty God, save our land! Use our faith to give him power! Let him be our wise ruler! We shall protect his holy throne against all our enemies! The destiny of the Habsburg throne is the destiny of Austrian lands!
We shall follow our laws truly, We shall protect all our laws And if needed, with all loyalty we shall battle fearlessly We shall remember, you gratefully Our victorious armies! Property, blood, and our lives we will give for our Emperor, for our Empire!
What was given to good people
our soldiers should protect! Strong by knowledge, strengthened by all its art spirit of our lands will grow! God, please wish glory to our land God, bless our loved homeland! Your light, your sun, shall light peacefully Upon Austria, our blessed land!
Let us stand together at all times, Only unity gives power. Where united powers reign All struggles are easier. When a hand reaches out to another, The work meets success. The Austrian Empire will not fall, Glory to our land, to the Emperor!
By the Emperor’s side
Reigns bound by spirit and house, In beauty, which doesn’t fade, The Excellent Empress. God, may you give your favour To the Habsburg house. Francis Joseph, Elisabeth may you bless!
Croatian
KraljevkaIlustrovani list, No 34, Year IV, Zagreb, 1914, page 1. (also called; Carevka) Bože živi, Bože štiti Kralja našeg i naš dom. Vječnom Ti ih slavom kiti, Snagom Ti ih jačaj svom. Ti nam sretne dane množi, Habsburškoj ih kući daj, S njenom snagom zauvijek složi Hrvatske nam krune sjaj.
Ti u našim stvori grud'ma
Živi ponos, krotku ćud, Da smo mili svijem ljud'ma, Na poštenju prvi svud. Ti nas krijepi svojom vjerom, Ravnaj naše sreće brod, Da nam pođe pravim smjerom Sav naš složan mili rod.
No kad domu zlo zaprijeti, "U boj!" zovne Kraljev glas, Tad na ovaj poziv sveti Lavom budi svaki nas, Da pred stijegom našim gine Dušman svaki, Bože daj! A nad nama s nova sine Blagog mira vedri sjaj!
Bože živi, srećom zlati
Kraljevski nam sjajni dom, Naša ljubav nek ga prati Do kraj međa žiću tom; Blago, život Kralju svome Svaki od nas rado daj, Vječan bud' na svijetu tome Slavne naše krune sjaj.
God save, God protect
Our King and our Homeland. With Eternal glory You adorn them, With your force You strengthen them, Joyful days You multiply, And to the House of Habsburg grant them, With its power may for ever bound The splendor of the Croatian Crown.