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During World War II, versions in many other languages were created and the song was popular among soldiers, regardless of their allegiances. [1] [11] Italian writer Primo Levi wrote that when he was deported to Auschwitz, the camp's orchestra was playing Rosamunda, the German version of "Beer Barrel Polka," as he arrived. [12]
The song was a birthday anthem to Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor of the House of Habsburg, and was intended to rival in merit the British "God Save the King". [ 9 ] After the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, " Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser " became the official anthem of the emperor of the Austrian Empire .
Germania on Guard on the Rhine, Hermann Wislicenus, 1873 " Die Wacht am Rhein" (German: [diː ˈvaxt am ˈʁaɪn], The Watch on the Rhine) is a German patriotic anthem.The song's origins are rooted in the historical French–German enmity, and it was particularly popular in Germany during the Franco-Prussian War, World War I, and World War II.
The first patriotic war song of WWII in the U.S. was "God Bless America," written by Irving Berlin for a World War I wartime revue, but it was withheld and later revised and used in World War II. [4] There were many other patriotic wartime songs during this time such as, " A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square " by Glenn Miller and "Arms for ...
Pages in category "Songs of World War II" The following 94 pages are in this category, out of 94 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. A-25 song;
Some anti-war songs lament aspects of wars, while others patronize war.Most promote peace in some form, while others sing out against specific armed conflicts. Still others depict the physical and psychological destruction that warfare causes to soldiers, innocent civilians, and humanity as a whole.
The song begins with the line "Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein" (On the heath a little flower blooms), the theme of a flower (Erika) bearing the name of a soldier's sweetheart. [2] After each line, and after each time the name "Erika" is sung, there is a three beat pause , which is filled by the timpani or stamping feet (e.g. of ...
The song for many decades was considered innocuous enough to be performed by the contemporary West German military. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] However, in recent years the performance of "Westerwaldlied" has become somewhat contentious and controversial in Germany due to its association with the Nazi era , [ 6 ] [ 2 ] with the German military reportedly ...