Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 1930
Der heimliche Aufmarsch
Buy Der heimliche Aufmarsch now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Der heimliche Aufmarsch' (English: '"The secret march"') is a poem by Erich Weinert written in 1929. In 1930, Wladimir Vogel composed music to it, and there is one extant recording of this original melody with Weinert himself providing the vocals. In 1931, Ernst Busch sang a version of the song at the end of the film 'Hell on Earth' by Victor Trivas. The most famous version is the 1938 remake with a new arrangement by Hanns Eisler, which can be heard at Communist Party rallies from that point forward.
In 1957, the song was rewritten to suit the Cold War under the name 'Der offene Aufmarsch' (English: '"The Open Deployment"'), sung by the National People's Army in the German Democratic Republic.
The Norwegian Worker's Song 'Hemmeleg oppmarsj' (English: '"Secret March"') and the Swedish socialist song 'Arbetarbrder' (English: '"Working Brother"') use the same melody.
See also
* Hanns Eisler
* Erich Weinert
* Wladimir Vogel
* Ernst Busch
* 'Hell on Earth' (film)
References
Category:Political songs
Category:German-language songs
Category:1930 songs
Category:East German music
Buy Der heimliche Aufmarsch now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 1930