In München Steht Ein Hofbräuhaus
"In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus" (German language, German for "There's a Hofbräuhaus in Munich") is the title of the ''Hofbräuhaus-Lied'' ("Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, Hofbräuhaus song") composed in 1935, which is today one of the best known drinking songs throughout the world. The refrain of the schlager music, schlager song goes: ''"In München steht ein Hofbräushaus - oans, zwoa, g'suffa"'', Bavarian language, Bavarian dialect German for "There's a Hofbräuhaus in Munich - one, two, let's drink!". The song was composed by Wilhelm Gabriel, Wilhelm "Wiga" Gabriel from Berlin (1897 - 1964). According to legend, Gabriel found the melody to the text written by his friend Klaus Siegfried from Bad Hindelang in the ''Café am Zoo'' in Berlin. As the composer did not have any paper at hand, he wrote the notes on the title page of the ''Berliner Illustrierten'' newspaper. The start of the melody resembles the Munich city hymn ''Solang der alte Peter''. Gabriel is said to have resorte ...
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