"Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder gescheh’n" ("I Know Some Day a Miracle Will Happen") is a song composed by

Bruno Balz Bruno Balz (6 October 1902, in Berlin – 14 March 1988, in Bad Wiessee) was a German songwriter and schlager writer. From the time he wrote the music for the first German sound film until his retirement in the 1960s, Balz was responsible for th ...

and

Michael Jary Michael Jary (born 'Maximilian Michael Andreas Jarczyk'; 24 September 1906 in Laurahütte, Siemianowitz (today Siemianowice Śląskie) – 12 July 1988 in Munich) was a German composer. Early years Jary's father worked at the Königshüt ...

, which was originally recorded by

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

actress and singer

Zarah Leander Zarah Leander (; 15 March 1907 – 23 June 1981) was a Swedish singer and actress whose greatest success was in Germany between 1936 and 1943, when she was contracted to work for the state-owned Universum Film AG (UFA). Although no exact record ...

. It first appeared in the 1942 film ''

Die große Liebe ''The Great Love'' (German: ''Die große Liebe'') is a 1942 German drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Zarah Leander, Viktor Staal and Grethe Weiser. It premiered in Berlin in 1942 and went on to become the most commercially success ...

''.

Nina Hagen cover

German recording artist

Nina Hagen Catharina "Nina" Hagen (; born 11 March 1955) is a German singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her theatrical vocals and rose to prominence during the Punk subculture, punk and New wave music, new wave movements in the late 1970s a ...

covered the song and titled it as "Zarah" or "Zarah (Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder geschehn)" for her album ''

Angstlos ''Fearless'' is the 4th studio album by German singer Nina Hagen. It was released in November 1983 by CBS Records. The German version of the album entitled ''Angstlos'' was also released. Produced by Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey, the album wa ...

''. It was released as the album's second single in 1983. The song was later included on Hagen's compilation albums '' 14 Friendly Abductions'', '' Prima Nina in Ekstasy'' and '' The Very Best of Nina Hagen''.

Track listing

# "Zarah (Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder geschehn)" - 5:02 # "Frühling In Paris" - 3:35

Charts

References

{{authority control 1942 songs 1983 singles Nina Hagen songs Song recordings produced by Giorgio Moroder