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.
Hänschen klein |
Little Hans |
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1. Hänschen klein ging allein |
1. Little Hans went alone |
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Background notesThe text was written by Franz Wiedemann (1821 - 1882), the composer is unknown. The tune became popular in Germany around 1900 and was traditionally used to teach little children their first tune. The same melody is also used in the Mother Goose Rhyme of "Lightly Row." |
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