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| translation = "Old Comrades" | | translation = "Old Comrades" | ||
| type = [[ | | type = [[March (music)|March]] | ||
| composer = [[ | | composer = [[Carl Teike]] | ||
| catalogue = [[ | | catalogue = [[Armeemarschsammlung]] HM II, 150 | ||
| composed = {{Start date|1889}}: Germany | | composed = {{Start date|1889}}: Germany | ||
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"'''{{lang|de|italic=no|Alte Kameraden}}'''" ("Old Comrades") is the title of a popular German military [[ | "'''{{lang|de|italic=no|Alte Kameraden}}'''" ("Old Comrades") is the title of a popular German military [[march (music)|march]].<ref name="Teike">{{cite news |date=2 June 1965 |title=Neue Kameraden |url=https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-46272866.html |work=[[Der Spiegel]] |location=Hamburg |language=de |access-date=9 April 2019}}</ref> It is included in the ''[[Armeemarschsammlung]]'' as HM II, 150. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Carl Albert Hermann Teike.png|thumb|upright|[[ | [[File:Carl Albert Hermann Teike.png|thumb|upright|[[Carl Teike]] in 1895]] | ||
The march was written around 1889 in [[ | The march was written around 1889 in [[Ulm]], Germany, by military music composer [[Carl Teike]].<ref name="Kameraden">{{cite news |last=Schröder |first=Dietrich |date=7 May 2014 |title=Wie die "Alten Kameraden" nach Gorzów kamen |url=https://www.moz.de/kultur/artikelansicht/dg/0/1/1277245/ |work=MOZ.de |location=Frankfurt an der Oder |publisher=Märkisches Medienhaus |language=de |access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref> Teike wrote many pieces for the marching band of Grenadier-Regiment König Karl (5. Württembergisches) No. 123. When bringing his newly composed march to the regiment, the [[Kapellmeister]] Oelte simply told him: "We've got plenty enough of musical marches, put this one in the stove!".<ref name="Kameraden" /> This episode eventually led to Teike taking his leave of the band and naming the march as "Alte Kameraden". A publisher purchased the song from him for 25 German Goldmark.<ref name="Hohenstein" /> In 1895, the Nowaweser Kapelle Fritz Köhler premiered the march.<ref name="Hohenstein" /> Alte Kameraden later became one of the most popular marches in the world.<ref name="Hohenstein" /> It was played in 1937 at the coronation ceremony for English King George VI.<ref name="Hohenstein" /> The march can also be heard in the film ''[[Der blaue Engel]]''.<ref name="Hohenstein" /> Teike later worked as a police officer but also continued composing military marches.<ref name="Hohenstein">{{cite news |last=Hohenstein |first=Erhart |date=4 August 2007 |title=Weltberühmte "Alte Kameraden" |url=https://www.pnn.de/potsdam/weltberuehmte-alte-kameraden/22486470.html |work=[[Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten]] |location=Potsdam |access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref> | ||
Due to its militaristic connotations, the march was banned in Germany after both [[ | Due to its militaristic connotations, the march was banned in Germany after both [[World War I]] and [[World War II]]. According to one source, the march became popular among Finnish amateur photography clubs after "kameraden" was mistranslated to "cameramen" in [[Finnish language|Finnish]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Kaup|first1=Monika|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tCF5Cif9nxIC&q=Alte+Kameraden+pop+culture&pg=PA19|title=Mixing Race, Mixing Culture: Inter-American Literary Dialogues|last2=Rosenthal|first2=Debra|date=15 August 2002|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=978-0-292-74348-9|language=en}}</ref> | ||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
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*[http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/talent/detail/46083/Teike_Carl_composer Carl Teike] on [[ | *[http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/talent/detail/46083/Teike_Carl_composer Carl Teike] on [[Victor Records]] | ||
[[Category:German songs]] | [[Category:German songs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:50, 3 September 2024
| "Alte Kameraden" | |
|---|---|
| March by Carl Teike | |
| English | "Old Comrades" |
| Catalogue | Armeemarschsammlung HM II, 150 |
| Composed | 1889: Germany |
"Alte Kameraden" ("Old Comrades") is the title of a popular German military march.[1] It is included in the Armeemarschsammlung as HM II, 150.
History
The march was written around 1889 in Ulm, Germany, by military music composer Carl Teike.[2] Teike wrote many pieces for the marching band of Grenadier-Regiment König Karl (5. Württembergisches) No. 123. When bringing his newly composed march to the regiment, the Kapellmeister Oelte simply told him: "We've got plenty enough of musical marches, put this one in the stove!".[2] This episode eventually led to Teike taking his leave of the band and naming the march as "Alte Kameraden". A publisher purchased the song from him for 25 German Goldmark.[3] In 1895, the Nowaweser Kapelle Fritz Köhler premiered the march.[3] Alte Kameraden later became one of the most popular marches in the world.[3] It was played in 1937 at the coronation ceremony for English King George VI.[3] The march can also be heard in the film Der blaue Engel.[3] Teike later worked as a police officer but also continued composing military marches.[3]
Due to its militaristic connotations, the march was banned in Germany after both World War I and World War II. According to one source, the march became popular among Finnish amateur photography clubs after "kameraden" was mistranslated to "cameramen" in Finnish.[4]
Lyrics
Alte Kameraden auf dem Marsch durchs Land |
Old comrades on the march through the country |
Zur Attacke geht es Schlag auf Schlag, |
During the attack, things happen fast, |
Im Manöver zog das ganze Regiment |
During maneuvers, the whole regiment |
Lachen scherzen, lachen scherzen, heute ist ja heut' |
Laughing joking, laughing joking, today is today |
Alter Wein gibt Jugendkraft; |
Old wine gives the strength of youth, |
Ob in Freude, ob in Not, |
Whether in joy, whether in need, |
Sind wir alt, das Herz bleibt jung, |
Even if we are old, the heart stays young, |
References
- ^ "Neue Kameraden". Der Spiegel (in Deutsch). Hamburg. 2 June 1965. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ a b Schröder, Dietrich (7 May 2014). "Wie die "Alten Kameraden" nach Gorzów kamen". MOZ.de (in Deutsch). Frankfurt an der Oder: Märkisches Medienhaus. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Hohenstein, Erhart (4 August 2007). "Weltberühmte "Alte Kameraden"". Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten. Potsdam. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Kaup, Monika; Rosenthal, Debra (15 August 2002). Mixing Race, Mixing Culture: Inter-American Literary Dialogues. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-74348-9.
