Song of Germans in Namibia: Das Südwesterlied

This song, for all it's videos claiming it to be an anthem of German South West Africa, actually didn't start out as that. It was originally written as a song for the  Deutschen Pfadfinder von Südwestafrika (German scouts of South West Africa.) Due to its great popularity, it became the group-specific anthem of the German Namibians. Because of its lack of any mention of the German state, but focus on German culture, a form of "cultural patriotism" can be inferred.

This specific recording is in fact from a German-Namibian choir located in Swakopmund, which was founded as a German settlement in Südwestafrika. Credit goes to the Swakopmunder Männergesangverein for their excellent recording of this historic song.

Enjoy the video!