The Triumphlied (op. 55) is a work for baritone solo, choir and orchestra by the German composer Johannes Brahms. Brahms wrote the work on the occasion of the German victory in the Franco-Prussian War and dedicated it to emperor Wilhelm I. The text itself emanates from the Book of Revelation predicting the downfall of Babylon but is consciously reinterpreted into political terms. Due to its patriotic message bound to the zeitgeist of the Unification of Germany, the Triumphlied lost popularity after World War I, despite its musical quality. Today it is one of Brahms's rather unknown œuvres.

Original Name Triumphlied
Librettist Book of Revelation
Date of composition 1871 (1870-1871)
Premiered 1872, June 5th in Karlsruhe, Germany
Type Sacred choral
Catalogue Op. 55
Approx. duration 22 minutes
Spoken language German
Instruments Voice (Baritone)
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra
Autotranslations beta Johannes Brahms: Song of Triumph, Op. 55
Johannes Brahms: Song of Triumph, Op. 55
Johannes Brahms: Song of Triumph, Op. 55