A man who calls himself Columbus
A man who calls himself Columbus is the title of a folk or children's song . It first became the melody of Ich bin der Doktor Eisenbart in the joke book Der Pott in 1936 . An outrageous songbook full of stupidity, sentimentality, exuberance and ridicule for born-minded children and those who have become one over time, published by an unknown author. The song tells of the "discovery of America" by Christopher Columbus . Immediately after it was first published, it was widely used in publications by National Socialist organizations. Even after the Second World War , it found its way into children's song books.
song lyrics
The song begins with the verse
A man who called himself Columbus,
widewidewitt, bum, bum,
was well known in the shipping industry,
widewidewitt, bum, bum.
Worries weighed on him,
he looked for new land in the sea.
Gloria, Viktoria, widewidewitt, juchheirassa,
Gloria, Viktoria, widewidewitt, bum, bum.
and consists of a total of six stanzas. The made-up word "widewidewitt" appears in the Pippi Longstocking song just like in the Eisenbart song .
Web links
- Tobias Widmaier: A man who calls himself Columbus (2009). In: Popular and Traditional Songs. Historical-critical song lexicon of the German Folk Song Archive
literature
- Fritz Jöde : The pot. An outrageous songbook full of stupidity, sentimentality, exuberance and ridicule for born kids and those who have become one over time . Kallmeyer, 1936 (first publication)
Individual evidence
- ^ Zeit Online: A man who calls himself Columbus. Retrieved April 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Tobias Widmaier: A man who calls himself Columbus (2009). In: Popular and Traditional Songs. Historical-critical song lexicon of the German Folk Song Archive
- ↑ Folk song collection: A man who calls himself Columbus. Retrieved April 28, 2016 .