The original manuscript is stored in the archive of the Universitätssängerschaft 'Barden zu Wien' in Vienna. The song was first published in 1911 by Viktor Keldorfer (Universal Edition). The piece, also called Das deutsche Lied, was performed several times till the years 1930. It is put in Band XXIII/2, No. 35 of the Gesamtausgabe.
| Original Name | Der deutsche Gesang |
| Librettist | Erich Fels |
| Date of composition | 1892 (29 April 1892) in Vienna, Austria |
| Premiered | 1892, June 5th |
| First published | 1911, Universal Edition in Vienna, Austria |
| Type | Song(s) |
| Tonality | D Minor |
| Catalogue | WAB 63 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Male Chorus
Brass Band - 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and contrabass-tuba |
| Autotranslations beta |
Anton Bruckner: "The German song" en ré mineur, WAB 63 Anton Bruckner: "The German song" in re minore, WAB 63 Anton Bruckner: "The German song" d-moll, WAB 63 |