The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #34558 Message #1177015
Posted By: Wolfgang
03-May-04 - 02:08 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Ich hatt' einen Kameraden
Subject: RE: Song History. Ich Hatten Einen Kameraden
Uhland's original title actually was 'Der gute Kamerad' (which is not given correctly in the DT).
As nearly always in German songs, the song is only recollected by the first line 'Ich hatt' einen Kameraden'. The original title by now is fairly unknown in Germany. In song collections it is rarely mentioned.