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"Danke Schoen" (/ ˈ d ɑː ŋ k ə ʃ eɪ n / DAHNG-kə shayn, German: [ˈdaŋkə ʃøːn] ⓘ) is a pop song of German origin, whose title translates to English as "Thank you very much". Bert Kaempfert , who composed the melody, recorded it as an instrumental, in 1959 and later in 1962, under the title "Candlelight Cafe".
"Danke" is a German Christian hymn written by Martin Gotthard Schneider in 1961. It was one of the first songs in the genre later called Neues Geistliches Lied (new spiritual song). [ 1 ] The song title was disambiguated to its first line, " Danke für diesen guten Morgen " (Thanks for this good morning).
A music box (American English) or musical box (British English) is an automatic musical instrument in a box that produces musical notes by using a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc to pluck the tuned teeth (or lamellae) of a steel comb.
A Polyphon playing "Silent Night" (the music starts 68 seconds into the video) A 1905 PolyphonA Polyphon is a disc-playing music box.The machine was invented in 1870; it was first manufactured by the Polyphon Musikwerke, in Leipzig, Germany, full-scale production having started about 1896 and continuing into the early 20th century.
Similarly, in most German regions it is only used in connection with meals. However, soldiers typically greet each other with Mahlzeit (and the reply Mahlzeit, not danke) from getting up in the morning until about 8 pm, including the entire normal work day, presumably as the next mealtime is always within short distance and is looked forward to.
A First World War Canadian electoral campaign poster. Hun (or The Hun) is a term that originally refers to the nomadic Huns of the Migration Period.Beginning in World War I it became an often used pejorative seen on war posters by Western Allied powers and the basis for a criminal characterisation of the Germans as barbarians with no respect for civilisation and humanitarian values having ...
" Danket, danket dem Herrn" (Thank the Lord) is a Christian hymn in German. The short text is taken from psalms. The music is traditional, from the 18th century. It is a round, often used for grace after meals, but also used for other occasions of thanksgiving. The song is included in German Protestant and Catholic hymnals and many songbooks ...
Music Box Revue was a series of four musical theatre revues by Irving Berlin, presented from 1921 to 1924 at the Music Box Theatre in New York City. Berlin wrote the book, music, and lyrics to all four editions. [ 1 ]