Ehe sie verklingen - Disc II (1/2) - Geistliche Lieder (Religious 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 II, 2/2 - Religious Songs
[0:00] Es träumet einer Frau (A woman had a dream) - - sung by Maria Wohn and Katharina Frank from Rothammel an der Wolga (today Pamyatnoye), Russia.
Recorded in Kassel, 1958.
[1:52] Die Klage Mariä (The lamentation of Mary) - sung by Anna Volk from Kisfalud, Baranya, Hungary.
Recorded in Karlsruhe-Neureut, 1955.
[2:46] Das Kindleinwiegen (Rocking the Blessed Child) - sung by Maria Wohn and Katharina Frank from Rothammel an der Wolga (today Pamyatnoye), Russia.
Recorded in Kassel, 1958.
[4:38] Da drunten in Bethlehem (Down in Bethlehem) - sung by Anna Zimmermann from Krndija, Slavonia, Croatia.
Recorded in Petze, Alfeld, 1955.
[5:50] Dreikönigslied (Song of the Three Kings) - sung by the Wagner brothers from Meyerhöfen, Zips/Spiš, Slovakia.
Recorded in Maichingen, 1957.