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The "Panzerlied" ('Tank Song') is a Wehrmacht march of the Nazi era, sung primarily by the Panzerwaffe—the tank force of Nazi Germany during World War II. It is one of the best-known songs of the Wehrmacht and was popularised by the 1965 film Battle of the Bulge . [ 1 ]
"Erika" is both a common German female name and the German word for heather.The lyrics and melody of the song were written by Herms Niel, a German composer of marches.The exact year of the song's origin is not known; often the date is given as "about 1930", [3] but this has never been substantiated.
Panzerlied ("Tank song") was a German military march of the Wehrmacht armored troops (Panzerwaffe), composed in 1933. [16] The NSKK ( Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps ) also made their own take on the Panzerlied , but with a different variation called the Panzerwagenlied ("Armored car song").
Thou art the holy land of loyalty. May the brightness of thy glory Shine anew forever both in the west and east. Thou stand'st firm like thy mountains Against thy foes' power and deception. And thy spirit may fly Like the eagle that leaves his nest. Chorus: Hold firm! Hold firm! Let the banner flutter high! Show them, show the enemy
Ernst Busch used the tune for his eponymous Spanish Civil War song about the death of Hans Beimler. [4] German playwright Carl Zuckmayer in 1966 used the song's line "Als wär's ein Stück von mir" as the title for his autobiography (English title: A Part of Myself).
Das soll es sein! Das soll es sein! Das, wackrer Deutscher, nenne dein! Das ist des Deutschen Vaterland, Wo Zorn vertilgt den welschen Tand, Wo jeder Franzmann heißet Feind, Wo jeder Deutsche heißet Freund. Das soll es sein! das soll es sein! Das ganze Deutschland soll es sein! Das ganze Deutschland soll es sein, O Gott vom Himmel, sieh darein
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Hans Werner Henze (1 July 1926 – 27 October 2012) was a German composer. His large oeuvre is extremely varied in style, having been influenced by serialism, atonality, Stravinsky, Italian music, Arabic music and jazz, as well as traditional schools of German composition.