Erika rare version 

The recording was made by the Adalbert Lutter dance orchestra, the singer is Erwin Hartung.

When Austrian painter gets accepted in art school.

A video with Erika playing while featuring nothing military at all is very rare I approve

Finally, I found it. My grandfather always sing this everytime he's feels nostalgic though I don't know German. Love from Argentina 🇦🇷

This is beautiful, no tanks, no massed lines of SS troops marching in parade, no carnage. It's just a simple song, about the german people, and a small flower, called Erika.

This version much more matches with the lyrics of the song

I'm totally stunned on how beautiful this version is.

My grandpa used to sing this to me when i was a baby. Love from Argentina

if the austrian painter never failed art school

Fact: The first radio signal ever broadcast into space was Adolf's speech at the Berlin Olympics along with much German folk music... That means if anyone out there was listening, the first human voice ever heard by extraterrestrials would have been a German voice.

Finally I found the version on those map shorts🔥🔥🔥

POV: The teacher kept teaching children in schools, the painter kept painting and the emperor wasn't greedy

Best version of Erika in my opinion, more prosperous, more joyful, more peaceful and more German. It doesn't sound like a war song but rather a German folk song. 100/10 will hear again

I've been looking for this one version for so long. I thought it was lost forever! Protect this at all cost!

I have this song in my playlist, it's actually really chill to listen to while at work. I probably listen to this about 109 times a day. I'm trying to make it to 110 listens but it's always getting interrupted.

Piękne okolice, czystość i porządek!!!

This feels like a version that would play in either a post war Nazi Germany that won WW2 or a more prosperous and competent Weimar Republic in the 40s.

Good ending: Moustache man ended up getting into art school and became a well known painter in Austria

I listened to this song for the first time, but I feel really nostalgic… Idk why🤔 Greetings from japan

When teacher named Erika come to school:

This version is very refreshingly different: no military vibes, just pleasant german culture

See guys? This is actually peaceful

My argentinian grandpa says it's a certified hood classic

wake me up when this video has 6 million views and it's not rare anymore.

I wish youtube don't cancel or hate speech this masterpiece.

Einfach super schön und beschreibt Jahrzehnte alte Heimatlieder. Zum Mitsingen jederzeit. Tolle Melodie! ❤

Judging by the style of a few cars in the video and the style of dress/ haircuts that can be seen, I would judge this to be middle to late 1950's.

When the beat matches the lyrics

2:18 i dunno why but i find this funny af

Es war einmal vor langer langer Zeit. Danke f. diese Erinnerungen, die damit für mich verbunden sind. MFG

The universe when the Argentinian people drive boats And a talented austrian painter becomes one of the most know people in the world

Such a lovely version of "Erika"! The words are so full of longing for home for the soldiers. Obviously sang this whilst marching as they felt lonely and sad.

Its so weird for that, when i think about it, its possible that if my grandpa ever heard me playing this music, hed say "turn it up son, this is from gramps times", he didnt really like talking about the war, but every picture i see of him pre and during war, he seems happy

Love this song from Italy 🇮🇹❤️🇩🇪

Very good song it has an awesome meaning behind it. No wonder my great grandpa loved this song

The way the policeman rotated his notebook because it's upside down and realized he's wrong 2:19

my phone is gonna die in a few seconds, this is the last thing it will hear.

The good ending: Hitler got accepted into art school

Both my grandfathers fought for the axis side of the war. My grandfather on my mum's side as a Imperial Japanese Zero Pilot and my father's side a Bf 109 and Me 262 pilot. On my dad's side he always sang this song for me. He says that He was not happy to fight for the bad side of WW2 but it was a very good experience for him.

*Time Traveler kicks a rock* The timeline:

this version used to be on youtube about 12 years ago, hosted in japanese letters.

man, this song is just so good, Anne Frankly, this might be the best version i've found! I salute you.

When he failed the art school, he studied in the music school

2:19 lol the officer turned the notebook twice

An actual banger

Good ending: Germany won WW1 + Adolf Hitler is the best painter in the world.

unbelievable footage - fits the song perfectly

I'm Japanese. My father, who's Brazilian, has a friend from Argentina. He loved this song. RIP 1889-1945

This is amazing

German make a song :🐝🦋🌹🌻☀️ What people think : 💥💣💀☠️💥

What a beautiful version

The nostalgia almost gassed me out .

Good music to listen to while driving

Time traveler:kill the guy who reject the austrian painter The timeline:

Thank you for uploading all of these treasures, especially under the environment we all knew.

We replacing the shower pipes with the right pipes with this one 🔥🔥🔥🔥

The good ending: Adolf got accepted into art school, he is singing joyfuly!

All jokes aside this version of Erika is possibly the best

P E R F E C T

*painting schools theme be like:*

If I ever getting married I want this song playing Its just perfect

I love that song ^^

This song is awesome while drawing things

The beat drops harder the french defenses

lyrics: Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein Und das heißt Erika Heiß von hunderttausend kleinen Bienelein Wird umschwärmt Erika Denn ihr Herz ist voller Süßigkeit Zarter Duft entströmt dem Blütenkleid Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein Und das heißt Erika In der Heimat wohnt ein blondes Mägdelein Und das heißt Erika Dieses Mädel ist mein treues Schätzelein Und mein Glück Erika Wenn das Heidekraut rot-lila blüht Singe ich zum Gruß ihr dieses Lied Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein Und das heißt Erika In mein'm Kämmerlein blüht auch ein Blümelein Und das heißt Erika Schon beim Morgengrau'n sowie beim Dämmerschein Schaut's mich an Erika Und dann ist es mir, als spräch' es laut "Denkst du auch an deine kleine Braut?" In der Heimat weint um dich ein Mägdelein Und das heißt Erika

Rareika.

Now this feels like a song about flowers bees, spring and a girl named Erika

Thank you for uploading such beautiful music!😌💯💖🎼

Красивое и совсем не военное исполнение! Олично! Первый раз слышу!

0:56 i love it

what i find interesting at 0:44 is that it is the oldest and only suspended monorail built in 1901 and is still in use in Wuppertal

Wow, this is Germany?? I have never seen this version. This looks amazing. Bless all these people's souls. They did nothing wrong, just enjoying life.

We need a 1 hour version of this gem.

WE NOT GETTIN TO STALINGRAD WITH THIS ONE🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🚫🧢

The Hanging train or how people call it in english is the "Wuppertaler Schwebebahn"

I love this beautiful song. Good version. When Germany was Germany. This Germany gone with the wind.

Erwin Hartung... Mein absoluter Lieblingssänger (;

Superschöne Erinnerung, welche viel Wärme vermittelt.❤ MFG

Good ending : this song played if the Austrian painter accepted in art school

The only Time I can actually enjoy Erika

Certified European classic

This is my favorite version of the song, it genuinely sounds nice

O/ l ^ l l you know what this stickman is doing >:)

Sounds like a version that would be danced to.

English Translation: On the heath, there blooms a little flower and it's called : Erika. Eagerly a hundred thousand little bees, swarm around, Erika. For her heart is full of sweetness, a tender scent escapes her blossom-gown. On the heath, there blooms a little flower and it's called : Erika. Back at home, there lives a little maiden and she's called : Erika. That girl is my faithful little darling and my joy, Erika! When the heather blooms in a reddish purple, I sing her this song in greeting. On the heath, there blooms a little flower and it's called : Erika. In my room, there also blooms a little flower and it's called : Erika. Already In the grey of dawn, as it does at dusk, It looks at me, Erika! And it is as if it spoke aloud: "Are you thinking of your fiancée?" Back at home, a maiden weeps for you and she's called : Erika. German Lyrics: Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein und das heißt: Erika. Heiß von hunderttausend kleinen Bienelein wird umschwärmt Erika, denn ihr Herz ist voller Süßigkeit, zarter Duft entströmt dem Blütenkleid. Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein und das heißt: Erika. In der Heimat wohnt ein kleines Mägdelein und das heißt: Erika. Dieses Mädel ist mein treues Schätzelein und mein Glück, Erika. Wenn das Heidekraut rot-lila blüht, singe ich zum Gruß ihr dieses Lied. Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein und das heißt: Erika. In mein'm Kämmerlein blüht auch ein Blümelein und das heißt: Erika. Schon beim Morgengrau'n sowie beim Dämmerschein schaut's mich an, Erika. Und dann ist es mir, als spräch' es laut: "Denkst du auch an deine kleine Braut?" In der Heimat weint um dich ein Mägdelein und das heißt: Erika.

To think only a couple years before this footage was made Germany was in ruins and the people shattered to see such a prosperous place shows how quickly Germany bounced back

Such a joy to hear this😍

Erika is and will always be a song about men singing about a pretty girl they miss back home

Brilliant, I love this version. My name is Erica and I'm German American.

Beautiful Europa

If you Hurd this on a radio back then it would probably sound like this

This sounds a lot more like a version that would be made in the era. What is the source of the version we usually hear?

When you are a Roman soldier but you hear the trees talking germanic:oh shi

this actually good

Best version of the song hands down

From pakistan i love it even now i can sing first 7 lines....ERIKA

I remember when this video only had around 15,000 views, and I'll be damned it certainly has blown up.

Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein Und das heißt: Erika. Heiß von hunderttausend kleinen Bienelein Wird umschwärmt Erika. Denn ihr Herz ist voller Süßigkeit, Zarter Duft entströmt dem Blütenkleid Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein Und das heißt: Erika. In der Heimat wohnt ein kleines Mägdelein Und das heißt: Erika. Dieses Mädel ist mein treues Schätzelein Und mein Glück, Erika. Wenn das Heidekraut rot-lila blüht, Singe ich zum Gruß ihr dieses Lied. Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein Und das heißt: Erika.

congratulations the art school has accepted you

I really love all these amazing songs and music from the past 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙