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The great popularity of the song in theAnglosphere has led many of its audience to believe that it is anAustrian folk song or even the official nationalanthem. However, Austria's official anthem is"Land der Berge, Land am Strome", and the anthem used from1929 until the Anschluss was "Sei gesegnet ohne Ende".
Keeping this in consideration, what is the name of the national anthem of Austria?
Federal Hymn of [the] Republic [of] Austria),also known by its incipit "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" (Germanpronunciation: [lant d? ˈb???g? lant ?am ˈ?t?oːm?];English: "Land of mountains, land by the river"), is thenational anthem of Austria.
People also ask, what is the significance of Edelweiss?
Edelweiss is a white flower that grows in theAlps mainly in Austria and Switzerland, the name edelweissmeans “white and noble.” Captain von Trap is mourningthe loss of his country by singing about the flower is found allover Austria, and is representative of life there as they knowit.
The original song, Playbill notes, “representedthe indomitable spirit of the Austrians under Nazi control.”In The Man in the High Castle, it represents the Americanversion of the same thing. “Edelweiss,” here, isa lullaby that is soothing precisely because it insists, againstall odds, on staying awake.