Sound of Music - Edelweiss
May 3rd 2007 01:08
Signature Tune
To test your brain a little, for those non German speakers, I have put on the lyrics of this very beautiful song in both German and English.
Compare the two for similarities and differences.
Captain von Trapp [Christopher Plummer] sang this in the Sound of Music, supposedly to demonstrate Austrian allegiance. However it is not the Austrian National Anthem as is commonly supposed.
It remains one of my very favourites, I just loved Sound of Music. And I still do.
Edelweiß - Edelweiss
DEUTSCH
Musik: Richard Rodgers
Text: Oscar Hammerstein
Deutsch: Unbekannt
Edelweiß, Edelweiß,
Du grüßt mich jeden Morgen,
Sehe ich dich,
Freue ich mich,
Und vergess' meine Sorgen.
Schmücke das Heimatland,
Schön und weiß,
Blühest wie die Sterne.
Edelweiß, Edelweiß,
Ach, ich hab dich so gerne.
ENGLISH
Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein
Musical: "The Sound of Music"
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Every morning you greet me
Small and white,
clean and bright
You look happy to meet me.
Blossom of snow
may you bloom and grow,
Bloom and grow forever.
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Bless my homeland forever.
Ideally it works best with the two side by side but I couldn't manage to achieve that here.
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