Viva Colonia

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Höhner, 2008

Viva Colonia is the title of a carnival song by the Cologne band Höhner , which came onto the market in 2003 and became known throughout Europe.

History of origin

The melody of the song Viva Colonia ("Es lebe Köln") is based on the refrain of the public domain folksong Im Wald, There Are the Robbers and on an Irish folk tune. The text, which is largely sung in Kölsch , represents a hymn to the city of Cologne, spreads local color via the 1. FC Köln and the KEC as well as Kölsch , the KVB , the CSD and other Cologne peculiarities and expresses the Cologne way of life. The song, written by Hannes Schöner , Peter Werner-Jates , Henning Krautmacher , Ralf Rudnik and Janus Fröhlich , was produced by Thomas Brück . The catchy, mostly High German chorus contributed to the success of the song:

“Always there, that’s great! Viva Colonia!
We love life, love and lust.
We believe in God and are still thirsty. "

Publication and Success

The single Viva Colonia / Ich hab '53 Engel was released in January 2003 by Electrola , reached number 20 on the German charts and stayed there for 53 weeks. A total of 150,000 copies were sold, making Viva Colonia one of the best-selling German hits since 1975. The piece earned the group a gold record .

When the Höhner presented the song at the World Youth Day 2005 , some foreign visitors assumed that it was the official hymn of the Youth Day, especially since the title could be Latin . For one week the piece was ranked 70th in the Austrian charts. The album of the same name was released in January 2004. Viva Colonia developed into a "Wies'n hit" in 2004 and 2005 at the Munich Oktoberfest . According to a survey by the WDR in 2011, it was the most popular carnival song in North Rhine-Westphalia .

Cover versions

The piece has been translated into eight languages, including Dutch ( Viva Hollandia by Wolter Kroes was a number one hit in the Netherlands in June 2008 ) and Polish . A Bavarian version of the band Münchner Zwietracht is called Viva Bavaria ; It was written by Anderl Laubert in 2007 and published on CD in 2008. For the carnival in Hanover , the piece was appropriately rewritten as Viva Hannovera .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Höhner - Viva Colonia. Retrieved February 21, 2014 .
  2. ↑ A Cologne city anthem conquers Europe. Retrieved February 21, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger from April 27, 2012, The pizza has a silver jubilee . Retrieved January 18, 2015
  4. ↑ The 50 most popular carnival songs in North Rhine-Westphalia (collected by WDR 2011). Retrieved February 21, 2014 .
  5. ^ Wolter Kroes - Viva Hollandia. Retrieved February 21, 2014 .
  6. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/viva-colonia-live/id274840523?i=274840634
  7. ^ Carnival in Hanover. Retrieved February 21, 2014 .