't Smurfenlied
| 't Smurfenlied | |
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| Vader Abraham | |
| publication | 1977 |
| length | 3:30 min. |
| Genre (s) | Bat |
| Author (s) | Pierre Kartner |
| Label | Eleven provinces |
| album | Vader Abraham in Smurfenland |
't Smurfenlied is a song by the Dutch singer and composer Pierre Kartner , better known as "Vader Abraham", from 1977. The hit is structured in the form of an interview-like chant with some Smurfs who tell the singer about life in their Smurf world.
After Kartner had a number one hit in the Netherlands with the song, he released a German-language version under the title Das Lied der Smurfs , which became his first international success. The song reached the top of the charts in Germany and stayed in the national charts for almost a year, in Austria and Switzerland it reached number 2 and 3 of the respective charts. The English version of The Smurf Song was also a success and reached second place in the British charts in 1978.
Background and publication
In the song 't Smurfenlied , Vader Abraham draws on the successful comic series The Smurfs by the Belgian cartoonist Peyo , which became popular in the second half of the 1970s, primarily through the first cartoon with the Smurfs, The Smurfs and the Magic Flute from 1976 were. The music and the text for the Smurfenlied are by Pierre Kartner; he sang all the texts and voices himself in order to then mix them in at different speeds. This created the effect of an interaction between himself as the interviewer and a Smurf choir.
The single 't Smurfenlied was released by the Dutch label Elf Provinciën in October 1977; the B-side was the song So'n old Schunkelwalzer sung in German , which he wrote together with the German lyricist Michael Kunze :
- 't Smurfenlied - 3:30
- So'n old Schunkelwalzer - 4:45
In 1978 he published a German version of the song under the name Das Lied der Smurfs , further versions followed in English (The Smurf Song), French (Au pays des Schtroumpfs) and Spanish (La canción de los Pitufos).
The song of the Smurfs
The Smurf Song
Au pays des Schtroumpfs
After its success, the song was released as a single with several other titles thematically set in the world of the Smurfs on the albums Vader Abraham in Smurfenland and In the Land of the Smurfs as well as Au pays des Schtroumpfs, Father Abraham in Smurfland and El Padre Abraham y sus Pitufos . As a result, the song was published as a successful hit both in the Netherlands and in German-speaking countries on numerous compilation albums with hit titles by other singers or compilations by Vader Abraham.
Music and lyrics
't Smurfenlied is a hit in 4 / 4 -Stroke that is written in the Dutch language in the original. The song is made up of several stanzas, which are interrupted by a refrain that is repeated several times . The musical accompaniment consists of an acoustic guitar, and an even beat is given by a drum sound. It also begins with a flute melody, which also comes in several times later in the song.
The text is structured in the form of an interview-like chant with some Smurfs who tell the singer about life in their Smurf world. The human singer, Vader Abraham, gives a question line, which is also followed by a short answer line from the Smurfs:
"Waar komen jullie toch vandaan
Waar de smurfenhuisjes staan"
For the Song of the Smurfs , the questions and answers have been adjusted to again allow for the simple rhyme structure:
"Tell me, where are you from?
From Schlumpfhausen, please! "
Four of these rhymes follow before the singer announces the refrain, which consists of a polyphonic chant of "La, la, la, la, ...", accompanied by a flute into which the singer speaks ("Der Flötenschlumpf catches on ”,“ So, sing along ”,“ and now the second voice ”,“ and now everyone together ”). Immediately after the first chorus there is another block with four rhymes and another chorus and renewed comments from the singer (“Hey, we're not in the bathtub here”, “You, does that really have to be?”). After another block of rhymes, the song ends with a double-sung chorus.
resonance
Charts and chart placements
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't Smurfenlied first entered the Nederlandse Top 40 at number 26 on October 8, 1977 and stayed there for a total of 17 weeks, with it being number one for 7 weeks from November 5 to December 23 . The album In Smurfenland also rose to number one in the charts and stayed at the top from December 24th to January 20th, 1978, for a total of 23 weeks in the album charts. The German version The song of the smurfs hit the German charts on February 13, 1978 and reached the top of the chart , where it was able to place itself for four weeks. In addition, the single was in the top 10 for 26 weeks and in the charts for 48 weeks. With its 26 weeks in the top 10, the song is one of the most successful long-running hits within the top 10 since the weekly charter survey. The song was the most successful German-language song in the German single charts for a period of 25 weeks , so it holds the record together with Jive Connie ( Connie Francis ) to this day. In Germany, Vader Abraham received a platinum record for 500,000 singles sold , making the song one of the country's best-selling hits . In Austria and Switzerland , the song also placed, it rose in Austria at No. 2 on the charts and in Switzerland up to place third
As an interpreter, Vader Abraham reached the top position of the Dutch charts for the third time after Zou het erg zijn lieve opa from 1971 and Den Uyl is in den olie from 1974, a total of 26 singles in the charts up to 't Smurfenlied represented (see Vader Abraham / discography ). The song of the smurfs was his first international success and only with the 1978 What will be, asks the smurf could he place himself again in the German-speaking area.
On March 6, 1978 Vader Abraham appeared with the song of the Smurfs for the first time on the ZDF hit parade , the hit parade at that time based on the sales hit parade determined by Media Control . Until February 5, 1979, he was accordingly to be seen in the charts every month .
Further development of the Smurfs in the field of music
The success of 't Smurfenlied and The Smurfs Song made the Smurfs popular with their singing voices, which was reflected in the sales figures for the singles as well as the next albums by Vader Abraham and the Smurfs. In addition to the main songs and the albums themselves, individual songs from these albums were also able to climb the charts, such as Smurfenbier in the Dutch, What will be, asks the Schlumpf in the German and Christmas In Smurfland and Dippedy Day in the English charts.
From 1980 further music albums appeared with the Smurfs, in which Vader Abraham was only partially directly involved. From 1995, many more albums with the Smurfs came on the market as part of the techno movement. The most successful release of the Smurfs was the album Tekkno ist Cool - Vol. 1 with over 1.2 million units sold, a total of more than 10.4 million sound carriers by the Smurfs .
Cover versions
The song of the Smurfs was covered numerous times, with the first cover versions appearing as early as 1978, partly as medlys with other top hits of the year. So published Günter Noris The song of the Smurfs in 1978 on his album Top Hits For Dancing and again in 1979 along with the Big Band of the Bundeswehr on the punching plate of the Year '79 . Stef Meeder , who played current hits on the Hammond organ , also combined 't Smurfenlied in 1978 with the musical hit People will say we're in love from the musical Oklahoma! and I Love you and don't you forget it by Perry Como to an instrumental medley.
Numerous versions were created as comedy versions of the song. In 1979 Otto Waalkes covered the song as Otto & the Smurfs , JBO released the song Schlumpfozid im Stadtgebiet in 1995 and The Gerd Show in 2004 as Das Lied der Stümper . There are punk versions from bright to cloudy as Lied der Pünke in 1993 and the doctors quoted the song in Leichenhalle from 2000.
The following cover versions exist:
- 1978: Günter Noris - The Song of the Smurfs
- 1978: Johnny Reimar - Smølfesangen (Danish)
- 1978: Stef Meeder - 't Smurfenlied - People Will Say We're In Love - I Love You And Don't You Forget It (Instrumental, Medley)
- 1978: Jane & John - 't Smurfenlied / Carolientje (Instrumental, Medley)
- 1979: Günter Noris & The Big Band of the Bundeswehr - The Song of the Smurfs
- 1979: Otto - Otto & the Smurfs
- 1979: Jørgen Ingmann - Smølfesangen (instrumental)
- 1992: Guildo Horn & the Orthopedic Stockings - The Song of the Smurfs
- 1992: Carike Keuzenkamp - Die Smurflied (Dutch)
- 1993: cheerful to cloudy - song of the punks
- 1995: Father DJ and his ravers - From Ravehousen
- 1995: Papa-Lapap - The Song of the Smurfs
- 1995: JBO - smurficide in the city area
- 1996: Lupeelou - The Song of the Smurfs
- 1997: The Schlapse - The Song of the Smurfs
- 2000: Sonando feat. Marysol - Dime chico, oye chica (Spanish)
- 2000: The Doctors - Mortuary (quote)
- 2003: Unangel feat. Karl Dall - where are you from?
- 2004: Höllbach Sound feat. Lars K. - The Song of the Smurfs 2004
- 2004: The Gerd Show - Das Lied der Stümper
- 2008: X-Treme DJ Team - Jumpstyle Smurf
- 2010: Michel Cleemput - Smurfenlied
- 2011: Willi Herren feat. Remmi Demmi Boys - The Song of the Smurfs
- 2013: André Rieu - 't Smurfenlied (live, together with Vader Abraham)
- 2014: The young Zillertal - The Smurfs from the Zillertal
- 2017: Schorse bowl - Auf'm Bau
- 2020: Howard Carpendale - The Song of the Smurfs
supporting documents
- ↑ Vader Abraham - 't Smurfenlied at Discogs .; accessed on June 2, 2021.
- ↑ Vader Abraham - Vader Abraham in Smurfenland at Discogs .; accessed on June 2, 2021.
- ↑ Vader Abraham - In the Land of the Smurfs at Discogs .; accessed on June 4, 2021.
- ↑ Vader Abraham - Au Pays des Schtroumpfs at Discogs .; accessed on June 4, 2021.
- ↑ Father Abraham - Father Abraham in Smurfland at Discogs .; accessed on June 4, 2021.
- ↑ Father Abraham - El Padre Abraham y sus Pitufos at Discogs .; accessed on June 4, 2021.
- ↑ a b Vader Abraham - 't Smurfenlied , lyrics on songtexte.com; accessed on June 3, 2021.
- ↑ a b Father Abraham - The Song of the Smurfs , lyrics on songtexte.com; accessed on June 4, 2021.
- ↑ Chart sources: DE, AT, CH, UK chartsurfer.de (Singles) / NL Smurfenlied
- ↑ 't Smurfenlied in the Nederlandse Top 40 ; accessed on June 2, 2021.
- ↑ In Smurfenland on dutchcharts.nl; accessed on June 2, 2021.
- ↑ Vader Abraham - The Song of the Smurfs. In: officialcharts.de. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
- ↑ a b Vader Abraham - The Song of the Smurfs. In: chartsurfer.de. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. In: musikindustrie.de. Retrieved June 4, 2021 .
- ↑ Vader Abraham - The Song of the Smurfs. In: austriancharts.at. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
- ↑ 't Smurfenlied on cover.info; accessed on June 2, 2021.