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Thread #70987 Message #2317439
Posted By: Wolfgang
16-Apr-08 - 01:48 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Austrian Cavalry Song 'Morgen Rot'
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cavalry Song 'Morgen Rot'
Dem Morgenrot entgegen
Der Abenteurer
Zu Mantua in Banden
Q, I thought you meant "Der Abenteurer" but just in case I've linked the other ones as well.
The lyrics of Der Abenteurer are completely innocent, but even humming or whistling or playing the tune is forbidden in Germany (and Austria) since 1945. The information on Frank's site about the opera origin of the tune is wrong.
Wolfgang