I don't know who I belong to

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I don't know who I belong to
Anna Sten
publication January 22, 1932
Genre (s) Chanson
Author (s) Friedrich Hollaender ,
Robert Liebmann
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I don't know who I belong to is a song by Friedrich Hollaender and Robert Liebmann , which was interpreted for the first time in 1932 by the actress Anna Sten in the film drama Storms of Passion .

Creation and publication

“I don't know who I belong to.
I'm too good to be alone.
If I swear allegiance right here.
Another one will be completely unhappy.

Yes, is something so beautiful supposed to please only one person?
The sun and the stars also belong to everyone.
I don't know who I belong to.
I think I belong only to myself. "

- Refrain, original excerpt

The song I don't know who I belong to celebrated its premiere in the crime film Storms of Passion by the German director Robert Siodmak . The film premiered on January 22, 1932 in Germany. The interpreter of the song was Anna Sten in her role as "Russian Anna". It was written by the German composer and songwriter Friedrich Hollaender together with the German screenwriter Robert Liebmann . Hollaender was responsible for the composition, while Liebmann wrote the text for it. Hollaender was also responsible for the entire film music for Storms of Passion , the script for the film came from Liebmann.

Musically, the song can be assigned to the chanson . It is based on two stanzas and a chorus . The song begins with the first verse followed by the chorus. The same process is repeated with the second stanza. The song ends with the second chorus. The two stanzas are each composed of eight lines written as cross rhymes . The refrain also consists of an eight-liner, the first part of which is also a cross rhyme. The first two lines of the second part of the chorus form a pair rhyme , the two subsequent lines at the end of the chorus do not rhyme; they are the only lines of the text that do not rhyme. In terms of content, the song is about a woman who does not want to commit to a man. She defends her attitude, among other things, with the argument that the sun or the stars also belong to everyone.

Further interpretations

Interpretation by Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich first recorded the song in 1947. Her interpretation appeared on a recording for the first time in 1960 on the album Wiedersehen mit Marlene (also known as: Hallo Marlene or Marlene Dietrich Returns to Germany ). This is a recording made by Dietrich together with Burt Bacharach's orchestra .

The radio broadcaster Deutschlandradio organized a long night with Marlene Dietrich on December 21st and 22nd, 2001 under the motto “I don't know who I belong to”. The song was part of some stage works that were related to Dietrich.

Interpretation by Peter Heppner

The German author, music producer and synth-pop singer Peter Heppner sang the song during his concerts between 2014 and 2017. The piece formed the end of his concert series Peter Heppner Akustik and 30 Years of Heppner . Heppner played the song for the first time on November 16, 2014 in the Christ Church in Bochum , at the start of his acoustic tour . For the last time, Heppner presented the piece at the German final concert of his 30 Years of Heppner Tour in the Potsdamer Waschhaus on November 25, 2017. In total, he played the song at 19 concerts at the end of the encore. A studio recording has not yet been released.

Further interpretations (selection)

reception

The daily newspaper (taz) titled the song, in a portrait about Hollaender, as " Evergreen ".

In 2017 I don't know who I belong to was part of the play Mythos Marlene by Kerstin Marie Mäkelburg. In 2020 it was part of the Revue Berlin, Berlin - a revue about the " Golden Twenties " - by the German theater director Christoph Biermeier .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Sontext I don't know who I belong to by Anna Sten. In: songtexte.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021 .
  2. ↑ Storms of Passion. Internet Movie Database , accessed May 5, 2021 .
  3. ↑ Gunda Bartels: Jüdische Kulturtage: I don't know who I belong to. In: tagesspiegel.de. September 7, 2011, accessed May 5, 2021 .
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Anna Sten - I don't know who I belong to. In: cover.info. Retrieved May 5, 2021 .
  5. ↑ Marlene Dietrich - Reunion with Marlene at Discogs , accessed on May 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ Viktor Rotthaler: Marlene Dietrich for the 100th - Conquest of the world in seven songs. In: nmz.de. December 2001, accessed May 24, 2021 .
  7. ↑ a b The "Myth of Marlene" inspires in Hamburg. In: rundschau-online.de. dpa , January 7, 2017, accessed on May 24, 2021 .
  8. ↑ a b Stefan Grund: The comeback of the show stairs. In: welt.de. February 3, 2020, accessed May 24, 2021 .
  9. ↑ a b I don't know who I belong to by Peter Heppner Concert Statistics. In: setlist.fm. Retrieved May 5, 2021 .
  10. ↑ bloodflower101: Peter Heppner Concert Setlist at Christ Church, Bochum on November 16, 2014. In: setlist.fm. November 16, 2014, accessed May 5, 2021 .
  11. ↑ bloodflower101: Peter Heppner Concert Setlist at Waschhaus, Potsdam on November 25, 2017. In: setlist.fm. November 26, 2017, accessed May 5, 2021 .
  12. ↑ Hildegard Knef, lyrics: I don't know to whom I belong lyrics. In: hildegardknef.de. Retrieved May 5, 2021 .
  13. Jump up ↑ Little Sharks (1992) - Soundtrack. Internet Movie Database , accessed May 24, 2021 .
  14. ↑ Andrea Peel sings classic German chansons by Grausame Töchter. In: music.apple.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021 .
  15. ↑ JaF: The "little big" composer. In: taz.de. October 18, 1996, accessed May 24, 2021 .