Deutschland, Deutschland �ber alles, �ber alles in der Welt, Wenn es stets zu Schutz und Trutze Br�derlich zusammenh�lt, Von der Maas bis an die Memel, Von der Etsch bis an den Belt - Deutschland, Deutschland �ber alles, �ber alles in der Welt. Germany, Germany above all * Above everything in the world * When, always, for protection and defense Brothers stand together. From the Maas to the Memel From the Etsch to the Belt, Germany, Germany above all Above all in the world. *The sentiment of the first two lines is: "Esteemed above everything in the world", (as most citizens express of their homeland) not "rulers of the world." At the time it was written, it was a call to unite the many independent states into one unified Germany.