Somewhere in the world

The Comedian Harmonists in the Leipzig production of the revue "Zwei Krawatten", which premiered on December 26, 1929 in the Leipziger Schauspielhaus - with the new 2nd tenor Erich A. Collin (fifth from right)

Somewhere in the world is a shellac hit by Werner Richard Heymann , who is famous for his interpretation by the Comedian Harmonists and for the UFA film Ein blonder Traum (1932) with Willy Fritsch , Willi Forst , Lilian Harvey , Paul Hörbiger , Trude Hesterberg and others has become.

Text history

Composer Werner Richard Heymann contributed the songs We don't pay rent anymore, we are at home in the green and somewhere in the world there is a little bit of luck, two veritable evergreens for the comedy Ein blonder Traum . The lyrics are by Robert Gilbert and screenplay co-writer Walter Reisch , who in turn wrote the screenplay with the young Billy Wilder . Gérard Jacobson took care of the piano arrangements for Heymann's compositions .

Setting (selection)

• Somewhere in the world , Lilian Harvey with the Ufa Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Gérard Jacobson, 1932, Odeon O-11 684 1742
• Somewhere in the world / Everyone can do it once , Comedian Harmonists (EG # 2607, date of recording: September 8, 1932), September 1932
• Somewhere in the world , Nina Hagen & Capital Dance Orchestra (2006) on YouTube
• Somewhere in the world , Die Prinzen & Udo Lindenberg (2009) on YouTube
• Somewhere in the world , Helena Goldt (2018) on YouTube
• Somewhere in the world , Steinlandpiraten (2018) on YouTube

Text (excerpt)

Somewhere in the world
there is a little bit of happiness
And I dream of it every moment.
Somewhere in the world
there is a little bit of bliss
and I've been dreaming about it for a long time.

literature

• Eberhard Fechner: The Comedian Harmonists. Quadriga, Weinheim 1988, ISBN 3-88679-174-2 (paperback edition: Heyne, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-453-87315-7 )
• Peter Czada and Günter Große: Comedian Harmonists - A vocal ensemble conquers the world . Hentrich, Berlin 1993, ISBN 978-3-89468-082-4 .
• Ulrich Etscheit, Julian Metzger (ed.): Comedian Harmonists. The original. (Original arrangements.) Gustav Bosse, Kassel 1997–2001.
• Andreas Schmauder: Somewhere in the world. The records of the Comedian Harmonists and their successor groups. A. Schmauder, Horben 1999.

  Volume 1: Gustav Bosse, Kassel 1997, ISBN 3-7649-0433-X , ISMN 979-0-2011-0433-1 (search in the DNB portal)

  Volume 2: Gustav Bosse, Kassel 1999, ISBN 3-7649-0437-2 , ISMN 979-0-2011-0437-9 (search in the DNB portal)

  Volume 3: Gustav Bosse, Kassel 2000, ISBN 3-7649-0443-7 , ISMN 979-0-2011-0443-0 (search in the DNB portal)

  Volume 4: Gustav Bosse, Kassel 2001, ISMN 979-0-2011-0450-8 (search in the DNB portal)

• Douglas A. Friedman: The Comedian Harmonists. The Last Great Jewish Performers in Nazi Germany . HarmonySongs Publications, West Long Branch / NJ 2010, ISBN 978-0-9713979-1-0 .

Web links

• Somewhere in the world , backgrounds on BR Klassik
• Full text version on Mevis-Research.de
• Lilian Harvey - Somewhere in the world on YouTube
• Comedian Harmonists - Somewhere in the world on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Somewhere in the world on Musik-Sammler.de, accessed on October 4, 2019.