"Die Biene Maja" is the title song of the German version of the Japanese anime '' Maya the Honey Bee''. The song was composed by Czech composer Karel Svoboda with lyrics by Florian Cusano and recorded by Czech singer Karel Gott. Later, Gott recorded the song in Czech for the Czech dub of the series. In the second season of the German-language version, Gott's recording was used only for the first few episodes, and then replaced with a rendition by

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with female choir vocals.

Track listings

7" single (Polydor 2041 851, 1977) :A. "Die Biene Maja" (2:41) :B. "Bunter Schmetterling" (3:00)

Charts

Helene Fischer cover

For the 2013 German-French reboot of the animated series (see " Maya the Bee"), the song was recorded by German schlager singer Helene Fischer.

Track listing

Digital single (Polydor/UMG, 2013) :1. "Die Biene Maja"

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Biene Maja 1977 songs 1977 singles 2013 singles Karel Gott songs Helene Fischer songs Polydor Records singles Songs with music by Karel Svoboda (composer)