Ehe sie verklingen - Disc I (1/2) - Liebeslieder (Love Songs)
In 1958, Johannes Künzig released "Ehe sie verklingen" ("Ere they fall silent") - recordings of ethnic Germans from various former German enclaves and settlements between Central Europe and Russia. Many of these German communities had existed for centuries. Most came to an end after the gruesome events of World War II. These recordings were all made in Germany, after these people had been resettled there. Much of their culture, language, and songs did not survive relocation - their music thus allows us a glimpse into the diverse musical past of pre-national times.
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Disc I, 1/2 - Love Songs
[0:00] Muss nun unsre Heimat meiden (I have to leave our home) - sung by Maria Wohn and Katharina Frank from Rothammel an der Wolga (today Pamyatnoye), Russia.
Recorded in Kassel, 1958.
[1:11] Es stehen drei Sterne am Himmel (Three stars shine in the sky) - sung by Maria Wohn from Rothammel an der Wolga (today Pamyatnoye), Russia.
Recorded in Kassel, 1958.
[2:27] Als der Wächter auf der Gasse geht (When the night watch walks into the alley) - sung by a group of people from Németkér, Tolna, Hungary.
Recorded in Schwabach, 1957.
[4:30] Rätsellied (Riddle Song) - sung by Lini and Mary Herchenröder from Gánt, Vértes, Hungary.
Recorded in Hoheneiche, 1958.