Which Sound of Music song represents Austrian patriotism and love of country?

The song, which gets its name from a white flower found high in the Alps, is sung by Captain Von Trapp as an expression of his love of country — most poignantly, near the end of the story when the family is about to leave Austria forever. “Edelweiss” is the last song that Oscar Hammerstein ever wrote; he died in August of 1960.

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