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Thread #34558 Message #1176570
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
02-May-04 - 07:49 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Ich hatt' einen Kameraden
Subject: RE: Song History. Ich Hatten Einen Kameraden
Jim McLean is correct; the original title by Ludwig Uhland was "Ich hatt' einen Kameraden (1809). After all, he was a poet and poets are allowed to do things like that.