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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 ...
The first known performance of the song is from the New Year's Eve 1994–1995 concert in Saalfeld, Germany.In the Sehnsucht tour, during this song, Flake usually sat in a small inflatable boat and sailed over the crowd who waves and bring the boat back to the stage after a short tour.
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 ...
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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 ...
He wrote the English lyrics to the German song "Sailor", [10] a number one UK hit for Petula Clark [11] and a top ten hit for Anne Shelton in 1961. [12] In 1964, Newell produced Peter and Gordon 's number one UK hit " A World Without Love ", which also topped the charts in the United States and several other countries. [ 13 ]
Advent songs (German: Adventslieder) are songs and hymns intended for Advent, the four weeks of preparation for Christmas. Topics of the time of expectation are the hope for a Messiah , prophecies, and the symbolism of light, among others.
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.