History reference:
Wenn die Soldaten is a German folk song dedicated to military service.
History has not preserved the names of the authors of the song, but its history can be traced back to the middle of the 19th century. By 1880 it was already widespread in southern Germany.
By the beginning of the 20th century, the song gained nationwide fame.
Postcard from the front
A German postcard sent from the front in 1916 has been preserved. The postcard is called “Wenn die Soldaten durch die Stadt marschieren”. The text of the song was printed on the back, with a soldier's note that he did not meet too many girls at the front ...
In 1931, the film "Wenn die Soldaten ..." was released in Germany. During the existence of Nazi Germany, along with many other military songs, it was repeatedly covered by various performers. However, there is no Nazi ideology in the lyrics of the song.
Lyrics: (German)
Wenn die Soldaten
durch die Stadt marschieren,
Öffnen die Mädchen
die Fenster und die Türen.
Припев:
Ei warum? Ei darum!
Ei warum? Ei darum!
Ei bloß wegen dem
Schingderassa,
Bumderassa,
Schingdara!
Ei bloß wegen dem
Schingderassa,
Bumderassasa!
Zweifarben Tücher,
Schnauzbart und Sterne
Herzen und küssen
Die Mädchen so gerne.
Припев:
Eine Flasche Rotwein
Und ein Stückchen Braten
Schenken die Mädchen
Ihren Soldaten.
Припев:
Kommen die Soldaten
Wieder in die Heimat,
Sind ihre Mädchen
Alle schon verheirat'.
Lyrics: (English)
When the soldiers
March through the town,
The girls open
The windows and the doors.
[Chorus:]
Hey why? Hey because!
Hey why? Hey because!
Hey, just because of the
Schingderassa,
Bumderassa,
Schingdara!
Hey, just because of the
Schingderassa,
Bumderassa,
Schingdara!1
Two-coloured uniform,
Moustache and military stars,
Hugs and kisses
The girls like to give freely.
Chorus
A bottle of red wine
And a piece of roast,
The girls give
Their soldiers.
Chorus
When the soldiers
Get back to their homelands,
Their girls are/Might you, their girls,
All already married./all already be married.33
Chorus
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