Dear simon_capet,
Here is a list of 52 songs that were very popular in Germany in the
years 1933-1944. In 1945, the music industry had already virtually
ceased to exist, so there are unfortunately no examples from that
year.
I. The songs
-- 1933 --
Ludwig Bernauer und das Orchester Eric Harden: "Bei der blonden
Kathrein" (Music: Leo Leux; lyrics: Hans Hannes). Rec. September 1933.
Joseph Schmidt: "Ein Lied geht um die Welt", from the movie of the
same title (Music: Hans May; lyrics: Ernst Neubach). Rec. 2 May 1933.
Hans Albers: "Mein Gorilla hat 'ne Villa im Zoo", from the movie "Heut
kommt's drauf an" (Music: Walter Jurmann/Bornislaw Kaper; lyrics:
Fritz Ratter). Rec. 13 Feb 1933.
-- 1934 --
The Comedian Harmonists: "Hein spielt abends so schön auf dem
Schifferklavier", from the movie "Krach um Jolanthe" (Music: Willy
Richartz; lyrics: Peter Kirsten). Rec. 25 Oct 1934.
The Comedian Harmonists: "Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus" (Music: B.
Reisfeld; lyrics: R. Mabot). Rec. 1934.
Charles Kullmann: "Schön ist jeder Tag den du mir schenkst,
Marie-Luise", from the movie of the same title. (Music: Willy Meisel;
lyrics: Günther Schwenn). Rec. 1933.
-- 1935 --
Willi Kollo: "Nachts ging das Telefon" (Music and lyrics: Willi
Kollo). Rec. 1935.
Jan Kiepura: "Ob blond, ob braun, ich liebe alle Frau'n", from the
movie "Ich liebe alle Frauen" (Music: Robert Stolz; lyrics: Ernst
Marischka). Rec. 1935.
The Metropol-Vokalisten: "Regentropfen" (Music: Emil Palm; lyrics:
Josef Hochleitner). Rec. Sep 1935.
-- 1936 --
Leo Slezak: "Auf der Heide blüh'n die letzten Rosen", from the movie
"Herbstmanöver" (Music: Robert Stolz; lyrics: Bruno Balz). Rec. 1936.
Karl Berbuer: "Heidewitzka, Herr Kapitän" (Music and lyrics: Karl
Berbuer). Rec. 1936.
Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, Oskar Sima and Paul Kemp: "Ich wollt'
ich wär' ein Huhn", from the movie "Glückskinder" (Music: Peter
Kreuder; lyrics: Hans Fritz Beckmann). Rec. 1936.
Hans Moser: "Sag beim Abschied leise 'Servus'", from the movie
"Burgtheater" (Music: Peter Kreuder; lyrics: Harry Hilm/Hans Meisel).
Rec. 1936.
-- 1937 --
Eric Helgar: "Capriolen (Wenn ein Flugzeug...)", from the movie of the
same title (Music: Peter Kreuder; lyrics: Hans Fritz Beckmann). Rec.
1937.
Zarah Leander: "Ich steh' im Regen", from the movie "Zu neuen Ufern"
(Music and lyrics: Ralph Benatzky). Rec. 22 Jun 1937.
Lilian Harvey and Willy Fritsch: "Ich tanze mit dir in den Himmel
hinein", from the movie "Sieben Ohrfeigen" (Music: Friedrich Schröder;
lyrics: Hans Fritz Beckmann). Rec. 31 May 1937.
Hans Albers and Heinz Rühmann: "Jawohl, meine Herr'n", from the movie
"Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war" (Music: Hans Sommer; lyrics:
Richard Busch). Rec. 1937.
Rudi Schuricke: "Küß mich, bitte, bitte küß mich" (Music: Hans Carste;
lyrics: Fritz Reiter/Klaus S.Richter). Rec. 1937.
Peter Igelhoff: "Wenn ich vergnügt bin, muß ich singen" (Music: Peter
Igelhoff; lyrics: Hans Fritz Beckmann). Rec. 1937.
Zarah Leander: "Yes, Sir!", from the movie "Zu neuen Ufern" (Music and
lyrics: Ralph Benatzky). Rec. 22 Jun 1937.
-- 1938 --
Zarah Leander: "Eine Frau wird erst schön durch die Liebe", from the
movie "Heimat" (Music: Theo Mackeben; lyrics: Michael Gesell). Rec.
1938.
Rosita Serrano: "Es leuchten die Sterne", from the movie of the same
title (Music: Leo Leux/Matthias Perl; lyrics: Bruno Balz/Hans Hannes).
Rec. 5 Mar 1938.
The Metropol-Vokalisten: "Das Fräulein Gerda" (Music: Helmuth
Wernicke; lyrics: Ewald Walter). Rec. 31 Aug 1938.
Hilde Hildebrand, Rosita Serrano and Theo Lingen: "Haben Sie den neuen
Hut von Fräulein Molly schon geseh'n?", from the movie "Es leuchten
die Sterne" (Music: Leo Leux; lyrics: Hans Hannes/Bruno Balz). Rec.
1938.
Marika Rökk: "In einer Nacht im Mai", from the movie "Eine Nacht im
Mai" (Music: Peter Kreuder/Friedrich Schröder; lyrics: Hans Fritz
Beckmann). Rec. 31 Aug 1938.
Zarah Leander: "Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein?", from the movie "Der
Blaufuchs" (Music: Lothar Brühne; lyrics: Bruno Balz). Rec. 1938.
Gustav Gründgens: "Die Nacht ist nicht allein zum Schlafen da", from
the movie "Tanz auf dem Vulkan" (Music: Theo Mackeben; lyrics: Otto
Ernst Hesse). Rec. 1938.
-- 1939 --
Marika Rökk: "Auf dem Dach der Welt", from the movie "Hallo, Janine"
(Music: Peter Kreuder; lyrics: Hans Fritz Beckmann). Rec. 27 Apr 1939.
Lizzi Waldmüller: "Bel Ami (Du hast Glück bei den Frau'n)", from the
movie of the same title (Music: Theo Mackeben; lyrics: Hans Fritz
Beckmann). Rec. 1939.
Hans Albers: "Goodbye, Jonny", from the movie "Wasser für Canitoga"
(Music: Peter Kreuder; lyrics: Hans Fritz Beckmann). Rec. 1939.
Johannes Heesters: "Jede Frau hat ein süßes Geheimnis", from the movie
"Das Abenteuer geht weiter" (Music: Franz Grothe; lyrics: Ernst
Marischka). Rec. 1939.
Marika Rökk and Rudi Godden: "Musik, Musik, Musik (Ich brauche keine
Millionen)", from the movie "Hallo, Janine" (Music: Peter Kreuder;
lyrics: Hans Fritz Beckmann). Rec. 1939.
Zarah Leander: "Nur nicht aus Liebe weinen", from the movie "Es war
eine rauschende Ballnacht" (Music: Theo Mackeben; lyrics: Hans Fritz
Beckmann). Rec. 1939.
-- 1940 --
Zarah Leander: "Er heißt Waldemar" (Music: Michael Jary; lyrics: Bruno
Balz). Rec. 21 Nov 1940.
Marika Rökk: "Für eine Nacht voller Seligkeit", from the movie "Kora
Terry" (Music: Peter Kreuder; lyrics: Günther Schwenn). Rec. 1940.
Rudi Schuricke Terzett: "Ganz leis' erklingt Musik" (Music: Kurt
Dörflinger; lyrics: Kurt Feltz/Erik Wallnau). Rec. 1940.
-- 1941 --
Wilhelm Strienz: "Heimat deine Sterne", from the movie "Quax, der
Bruchpilot" (Music: Werner Bochmann; lyrics: Erich Knauf). Rec. Sep
1941.
Johannes Heesters: "Man müßte Klavier spielen können", from the movie
"Immer nur du" (Music: Friedrich Schröder; lyrics: Hans Fritz
Beckmann). Rec. 1941.
Ilse Werner: "Sing ein Lied wenn du mal traurig bist" (Music and
lyrics: Ralph Maria Siegel). Rec 25 Feb 1941.
Sven Olof Sandberg: "Unter der roten Laterne von St. Pauli" (Music:
Ralph Maria Siegel; lyrics: Peter Schaeffers/Günther Schwenn). Rec. 9
Oct 1941.
-- 1942 --
Zarah Leander: "Davon geht die Welt nicht unter", from the movie "Die
große Liebe" (Music: Michael Jary; lyrics: Bruno Balz). Rec. 1942.
Marlene Mathan: "Es klopft mein Herz bum-bum" (Music: Frank Fux/Otto
Toldi; lyrics: Erich Meder/Aldo von Pinelli). Rec. 30 Nov 1942.
Evelyn Künnecke: "Haben Sie schon mal im Dunkeln geküßt?", from the
movie "Karneval der Liebe" (Music: Michael Jary; lyrics: Hans Fritz
Beckmann). Rec. 30 Sep 1942.
Zarah Leander: "Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder gescheh'n", from
the movie "Die große Liebe" (Music: Michael Jary; lyrics: Bruno Balz).
Rec. 1942.
Ilse Werner: "Wir machen Musik", from the movie of the same title
(Music: Peter Igelhoff/Adolf Steimel; lyrics: Helmut Käutner/Aldo von
Pinelli). Rec. 23 Sep 1942.
-- 1943 --
Evelyn Künnecke: "Sing, Nachtigall, sing" (Music: Michael Jary;
lyrics: Bruno Balz). Rec. 20 Jan 1943.
Margot Hielscher: "Frauen sind keine Engel", from the movie of the
same title (Music: Theo Mackeben; lyrics: Hans Fritz Beckmann). Rec.
13 Jan 1943.
Alda Noni: "Kauf dir einen bunten Luftballon", from the movie "Der
weiße Traum" (Music: Anton Profes; lyrics: Aldo von Pinelli). Rec.
1943.
Rudi Schuricke: "Mit Musik geht alles besser", from the movie
"Sophienlund" (Music: Werner Bochmann; lyrics: Erich Knauf). Rec.
1943.
-- 1944 --
Hilde Hildebrand: "Beim erstenmal da tut's noch weh", from the movie
"Große Freiheit Nr.7" (Music: Werner Eisbrenner; lyrics: Helmut
Käutner). Rec. 1944.
Hans Albers: "La Paloma", from the movie "Große Freiheit Nr.7" (Music:
Sebastian de Yradier; lyrics: Helmut Käutner). Rec. 19 Dec 1944
Marika Rökk: "In der Nacht ist der Mensch nicht gern alleine", from
the movie "Die Frau meiner Träume" (Music: Franz Grothe; lyrics: Willy
Dehmel). Rec. 1944.
II. The artists (in alphabetical order)
Albers, Hans:
1891-1960; popular German movie actor and singer. Usually played
fearnaught-roles. Active in filming from the mid-20s to the 50s.
Berbuer, Karl:
German composer and band-leader.
Bernauer, Ludwig:
German singer and actor.
Comedian Harmonists:
German vocal sextet, extremely famous in the first half of the 30s;
internationally popular. Forced to split in '37 since some of the
group's members were Jews.
Fritsch, Willy:
1901-1973; German actor, active in filming from the early 20s to 1964.
He and actress Lilian Harvey were considered the "dream couple" of the
German silver screen in the 30s.
Godden, Rudi:
1907-1941; German cabaret artist and actor.
Gründgens, Gustav:
1899-1963; German stage and movie actor and director. One of the most
influential and supported actors/directors in the Third Reich,
director-general of the Prussian State Theatre in Berlin, friend of
Hermann Göring. After the war 1955-1962 director-general of the
Deutsches Schaupielhaus theatre in Hamburg.
Harvey, Lilian:
1907-1968; English actress, singer and dancer, became famous in German
films in the 30s. Not a friend of the Nazi regime, she left first
Germany and then finally Europe in '41 to live in the USA. Returned to
Europe after the war and played on the stage. She and actor Willy
Fritsch were considered the "dream couple" of the German silver screen
in the 30s.
Heesters, Johannes:
Born 1903, still alive; German singer and stage and film actor,
specialized in operetta movies. Still active in stage acting!
Helgar, Eric:
Swedish band-leader and singer.
Hielscher, Margot:
Born 1919, still alive; German actress and singer.
Hildbrand, Hilde:
1897-1976; German actress and singer. Appeared in numerous movies
since the 20s.
Igelhoff, Peter:
1904-1978; German composer and singer. Wrote many soundtrack songs.
Kemp, Paul:
1899-1953; German stage and film actor.
Kiepura, Jan:
1902-1966; Polish opera singer who appeared in numerous movies in the
30s. He emigrated to the USA in 1938, where he often sang at the New
York Metropolitain Opera.
Kollo, Willi:
1904-1988; German composer, lyricist and singer.
Kullmann, Charles:
German opera tenor.
Künnecke, Evelyn:
1921-2001; German stage and film actress and singer.
Lingen, Theo:
1903-1978; popular German film and stage actor. Active in filming to
1971.
Mathan, Marlene:
German singer.
Metropol-Vokalisten:
German vocal quintet of the 30s.
Moser, Hans:
1880-1964; popular Austrian stage and film actor and folk singer.
Noni, Alda:
Italian opera singer and actress; still alive.
Rökk, Marika:
Born 1913; still alive. Austrian-Hungarian actress, singer and dancer.
Still active.
Rühmann, Heinz:
1902-1994; the most famous German actor ever. Stage and film actor,
appeared in a huge number of films. Became famous as comedian, changed
to character roles later.
Sandberg, Sven Olof:
1905-1974; Swedish actor and singer.
Schmidt, Joseph:
1904-1942; Romanian opera tenor, famous all over Europe in the 20s and
30s. A son of Jewish parents, he tried to escape to the USA in 1942.
He failed and died in a Swiss refugee camp of disease.
Schuricke, Rudi:
1913-1973; one of the most popular German singers of his times. Active
into the 60s.
Serrano, Rosita:
1914-1997; Chilenian singer and actress.
Sima, Oskar:
1896-1969; German stage and movie actor.
Slezak, Leo:
1873-1946; Bohemian (Czech) opera singer, internationally famous.
Appeared several times at the New York Metropolitan Opera with huge
success.
Strienz, Wilhelm:
German opera and operetta singer.
Waldmüller, Lizzi:
1904-1945; Austrian stage and movie actress; died during a bomb raid
in Vienna.
Werner, Ilse:
Born 1921, still alive. German stage and movie actress and singer.
Sources:
Chronik deutscher Unterhaltungsmusik. Published by SPIDEM, 1991.
Das große Schlagerbuch, by Monika Sperr. Published by Rogner &
Bernhard, 1978. ISBN 3-8077-00668.
Schlager lügen nicht, by André Port le Roi. Published by Klartext,
1998. ISBN 3-88474-657-X.
Oral history: I asked my German grandparents for songs they remember
from that time.
Hope this is what you need.
Best regards,
Scriptor |
