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A schlager-style number, "Sailor" with its original German lyric, addresses a seafaring love object with an acceptance of his wanderlust: the English-language version inverts this sentiment turning the song into a plea for the sailor to return. The song is sometimes sung by male vocalists from the point of view of the sailor with the lyrics ...
Clark's "Sailor" became the third hit version of the song in the Low Countries reaching #13 in the Netherlands and - in a tandem ranking with "Seemann (Deine Heimat ist das Meer)" by Lolita - #12 on the chart for the Flemish Region of Belgium [16] where the Dutch-language rendering "Zeeman" had already been a Top Ten hit for Caterina Valente ...
"Die Blümelein, sie schlafen" is the first line of the German lullaby "Sandmännchen" , from Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio's collection Deutsche Volkslieder (1840). The melody is based on a French song from the late 1500s which was also used for the Christmas carol " Zu Bethlehem geboren " (1638) to a text by Friedrich Spee .
"Seemann" ("Seaman"/"Sailor") is a song by German band Rammstein, released as the second single from their album Herzeleid. It was composed by bass player Oliver Riedel, with lyrics by Till Lindemann.
Early recordings typically were songs with a Latin American, South Sea Island, or similar 'exotic' theme. In December 1959, she recorded what would become her only gold record , [ 1 ] " Seemann, deine Heimat ist das Meer " ("Sailor, Your Home is the Sea"), which was a hit single in the United States, peaking at number five, number one for two ...
Behold, the history and fun facts behind everyone's favorite festive poem, along with all of the words to read aloud to your family this Christmas. Related: 50 Best 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Quotes
Ihr Kinderlein, kommet" ("Oh, come, little children") is a German Christmas carol. The lyrics were written by Catholic priest and writer Christoph von Schmid in 1798. His poem " Die Kinder bei der Krippe " (The children at the manger) had originally eight verses and was first published in 1811.
A German version of the song was composed on verses of Martell under the title "Des Seemanns Los" (The Sailor's Fate). The song has been recorded by J. W. Myers (1902), Frank Stanley (1907), Gus Reed (Edison Records, 1908), Wilfred Glenn (1913), Al Jolson (1916), Charles Laird (1920), The Mills Brothers (1939), Coleman Hawkins (1940), Pete Daily's Chicagoans (1952), Firehouse Five Plus Two ...