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Thread #137251 Message #3143745
Posted By: Susanne (skw)
27-Apr-11 - 08:39 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: German lully in 2nd Upstairs/Downstairs
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: German lully in 2nd Upstairs/Downstai
One of the earliest songs I learned as a child was the rhyme
Maikäfer flieg
Dein Vater ist im Krieg
Deine Mutter ist in Pommernland
Pommernland ist abgebrannt
Maikäfer flieg
I've always associated it with Germany's "freedom wars" against Napoleon in the early 19th century, and it does vaguely remind me of the longer song quoted above.