After the big success of the Nursery Rhyme Collection in England producer and arranger Ian Watts and his German co-arranger Mike Wilbury decided to launch a similar project with traditional German Songs. Most tunes came up centuries ago but some tracks are actually brand new, exclusively written for this collection.
Die Gedanken sind frei |
The thoughts are free |
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1. Die Gedanken sind frei,
wer kann sie erraten? Words & Music: Traditional |
1. The thoughts are free,
no-one can guess them, |
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Background notesThe text of this tune appears for the first time at 1780. The tune was written between 1810 and 1820 by an unknown composer. "Die Gedanken sind frei" became an early protest song with a very clear massage: "No matter how badly I may be oppressed, no one can stop me from thinking my own thoughts". So even if I get imprisoned, my thoughts keep free. |
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