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"Muss i denn" (German for "must I, then") is a German folk-style song in the Swabian German dialect that has passed into tradition. The present form dates back to 1827, when it was written and made public by Friedrich Silcher.
"Du, du liegst mir im Herzen" ("You, you are in my heart") is a German folk song about the excruciating pain of unrequited love, which is believed to have originated in northern Germany around 1820.
The lyrics of "Hänschen klein" tell in three stanzas of Hans, a boy who ventures from home into the world, leaving his bereft mother, and returns many years later to his family. In 1900, an abridged version in two stanzas by Otto Frömmel [ de ] (1873–1940) became a nursery song for children to sing in kindergarten .
"Erika" is both a common German female name and the German word for heather.The lyrics and melody of the song were written by Herms Niel, a German composer of marches.The exact year of the song's origin is not known; often the date is given as "about 1930", [3] but this has never been substantiated.
"Die Gedanken sind frei".Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Ernst Heinrich Leopold Richter, Schlesische Volkslieder mit Melodien, 1842 " Die Gedanken sind frei" (Thoughts are free) is a German song about freedom of thought.
The Faithful Hussar" (German: "Der treue Husar") is a German song based on a folk song known in various versions since the 19th century. In its current standard form, it is a song from the Cologne Carnival since the 1920s.
"Ein Heller und ein Batzen", also known by its chorus of "Heidi, heido, heida", [1] (with all three words being modifications of the name Adelheid) [2] is a German folk song. Written by Albert von Schlippenbach in the 1820s as a student drinking song, it later became a popular marching song in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. [3] [4]
The song is notable for its inclusion in both the official songbooks of the German Nazi Party, as well as the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic. [4] In the modern-day, Wir sind des Geyers schwarzer Haufen remains a popular song performed by various German music groups. Depending on the specific arrangement and performer ...