St. Pauli grapples with stadium hymn because of lyric-writer's alleged Nazi links
HAMBURG, Germany — Bundesliga club St. Pauli is grappling with a decision on whether to continue playing its traditional stadium hymn following recent allegations of the lyric-writer's links to Nazis.
Lyrics to the song, 'Das Herz von St. Pauli,' or the Heart of St. Pauli, were written by Josef Ollig, whose previously unknown war-time activities were documented in a podcast by the St. Pauli Museum.
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