The "first tangible waltz tune" (from the thread on O (Ach) du lieber Augustin). Were the German words that we know the first words put to this tune? Or did the tune arise somewhere and acquire German lyrics in Austria or Germany, and also spread elsewhere eventually getting to the British Isles?
Sounds confused- I am trying to say that the simple little waltz tune could have come from anywhere and spread, picking up different lyrics in different areas. I am also asking if the song about Jennie always had the same tune. (No, I don't expect definitive answers, I am just speculating without real evidence).