This is a Swiss folksong in 6/8 time from County Berne, which I first learned (and recorded) many years ago from the "Zupfgeigenhansl". This new recording uses a harmony and chord progression from the Barenreiter songbook "Bruder Singer". As an instrumental, it makes a nice jig. Lyrics (in Swiss German and English), MIDI melody and links to other Youtube versions here: https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=948 1915 Luigi Embergher mandolin 1920s/30s Majestic mandolin Vintage Viaten tenor guitar https://youtu.be/taU5oeh_FlM Martin
I really enjoyed this, Martin - very interesting. When I clicked on the link, I hadn't the faintest idea from the title what this was leading to...
Nice take, Martin. My mother used to sing this tune occasionally. I assume she learned it with the folk dance ensemble in her student days.
Thanks, Richard and Frithjof. Yes, it's a somewhat unwieldy tune title -- a combination of the unfamiliar Swiss-German dialect and the German convention that tunes are generally known by their opening line rather than a separate title. Firthjof: I think the tune has become known throughout Germany (as opposed to its Swiss origin in Berne) through the "Zupfgeigenhansl" book in 1914. That's certainly where I learned it and the Barenreiter book I used for this take does also specifically reference the Zupfgeigenhansl. I've been recording a few more German folk songs over the weekend, so look out for some more lengthy German tune titles... Martin