Über den Wolken

"Über den Wolken" is a song by the German singer-songwriter Reinhard Mey. It has become his most famous song and is one of the most popular modern folk songs in German speaking countries. The line from the song's refrain "Über den Wolken muss die Freiheit wohl grenzenlos sein" (Above the clouds freedom must know no limits) has become a well known German catchphrase.

"Über den Wolken" was originally published in 1974 on the album Wie vor Jahr und Tag and on the B-side of the single "Mann aus Alemannia". In the same year Mey wrote and published a French version as well, "Au-dessus des nuages". In 1976 Mey published a Dutch version, "Boven de wolken", the text of which, however, was not by Mey himself but is due to Dutch writer translating Mey's original German version.