"Wochenend und Sonnenschein" ("Weekend and Sunshine") is a song with German lyrics that was copyrighted in 1930 by
Charles Amberg (lyrics) and
Milton Ager
Milton Ager (October 6, 1893 – May 6, 1979) was an American composer, regarded as one of the top songwriters of the 1920s and 1930s. His most lasting compositions include "Ain't She Sweet?” and “Happy Days Are Here Again”.
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(music). The music is based on the famed American song "
Happy Days Are Here Again
"Happy Days Are Here Again" is a 1929 song with music by Milton Ager and lyrics by Jack Yellen. The song is a standard that has been interpreted by various artists.
It appeared in the 1930 film '' Chasing Rainbows'' and was the campaign song for ...
" that was copyrighted in 1929 by Ager and
Jack Yellen
Jack Selig Yellen (Jacek Jeleń; July 6, 1892 – April 17, 1991) was an American lyricist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for writing the lyrics to the songs "Happy Days Are Here Again", which was used by Franklin Roosevelt as the theme ...
(English lyrics). The German lyrics are very different in spirit from the English ones:
Tief im Wald nur ich und du,
der Herrgott drückt ein Auge zu,
denn er schenkt uns ja zum Glücklichsein
Wochenend und Sonnenschein.
which translates roughly as:
Only you and me, deep in the woods
The lord above turns a blind eye,
For he grants us for being happy
Weekend and sunshine.
"''Wochenend und Sonnenschein''" was first performed by the popular German
sextet
A sextet (or hexad) is a formation containing exactly six members. The former term is commonly associated with vocal ensembles (e.g. The King's Singers, Affabre Concinui) or musical instrument groups, but can be applied to any situation where six ...
, the
Comedian Harmonists, who recorded the song on 22 August 1930 on
78 rpm gramophone record.
The recording is available on
CD.
References
External links
*"''Wochenend und Sonnenschein''
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German songs
German-language songs
Songs about weather
Songs with music by Milton Ager
1930 songs
Comedian Harmonists songs