Wolfgang Tilgner

Wolfgang Tilgner (born September 25, 1932 in Zobten ; † January 30, 2011 in Berlin ) was a German poet, lyricist of rock and hit texts and non-fiction author. He is best known through his years of collaboration with the Puhdys .

Life

Tilgner passed his Abitur in 1951 at the Thomasschule in Leipzig . After graduating from high school, he was supposed to become a teacher, but was very interested in theater and planned to work as a dramaturge. However, in 1956, after completing his studies, there was no corresponding vacancy. So he went to Oranienburg with his wife at the time to work as a teacher there.

From 1962 to 1982 he was dramaturge at the Friedrichstadtpalast in Berlin , where he met his future wife, Hanna-Maria Fischer , who was then working there as a dancer. Tilgner wrote poetry. A small collection of his works was published in 1969 in the Poesiealbum series , a separate volume of poetry published in 1971 by the Mitteldeutscher Verlag . He also worked as a literary critic.

Hanna-Maria Fischer met the Puhdys on a tour together and established contact with her husband. Their collaboration began in 1971, while Tilgner wrote most of the band's songs. In 1982 the band and lyricist were awarded the GDR National Prize. In addition, Tilgner wrote for a number of other performers.

In 1982 he stopped working for the Friedrichstadtpalast, and one year later the collaboration with the Puhdys ended. From then on, Tilgner worked as a freelance writer. He published a number of books, mainly on pop and rock music.

Tilgner and Fischer lived in Hohen Neuendorf from 1975 until Tilgner's death .

Tilgner was run from 1968 to 1989 as IME Pergamon of the Ministry for State Security of the GDR. Joachim Walther stated that Tilgner reported extensively on his work in the Friedrichstadtpalast as well as on the GDR rock scene and the writers' association at that time.

Works

Song lyrics

Tilgner worked with the Puhdys from 1971 to 1983, from whom 70% of the lyrics of the band come from those years.

He has also written for a number of other performers, including Dagmar Frederic , Chris Doerk , Frank Schöbel , Kreis or Electra , as well as for his wife, Hanna-Maria Fischer, who was a chanson singer.

Books

Gaius Valerius Catullus , Complete Poems , Dieterich, Leipzig 1967 (as translator and editor)
Poetry album , issue 25, New Life Publishing House , Berlin 1969
The days go over my face: Poems , Mitteldeutscher Verlag , Halle 1971
The oldest craft. Poems , Mitteldeutscher Verlag , Halle 1974
The Puhdys (with Volker Ettelt), Lied der Zeit , Berlin 1983
Elvis Presley , Lied der Zeit , Berlin 1986
Love life , Henschel-Verlag , Berlin 1989
Open Air. Monterey, Woodstock, Altamont , Lied der Zeit , Berlin 1990
Psalms, Pop and Punk , Henschel-Verlag Berlin, 1993

literature

Katja Solbrig, Wolfgang Tilgner and Hans Laessig. Two conductors - two profiles. In: Der Lyrikclub Pankow: literary circles in the GDR , edited by Roland Berbig, Ch. Links Verlag , Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-86153-214-X , pp. 103–128, (especially pp. 103–115).
Brigitte Böttcher (Ed.): Inventory. Literary profiles . Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle (Saale) 1976, Wolfgang Tilgner, p. 110 f .

Web links

Wolfgang Tilgner on deutsche-mugge.de
From St. Thomas School to Berlin nightlife. The “red beatnik” celebrates its 75th birthday. on the website of Hohen Neuendorf on deu-net.de.
Wolfgang Tilgner on ddr-tanzmusik.de: Title list of his lyrics with songs

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Wolfgang Tilgner on deutsche-mugge.de, accessed on February 18, 2016.
↑ ^a ^b From St. Thomas School to Berlin nightlife. The “red beatnik” celebrates its 75th birthday. ( Memento from February 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) on the Hohen Neuendorf website at deu-net.de, accessed on February 18, 2016.
↑ Katja Solbrig, Wolfgang Tilgner and Hans Laessig. Two conductors - two profiles . In: Der Lyrikclub Pankow: literary circles in the GDR , edited by Roland Berbig, Ch. Links Verlag , Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-86153-214-X , p. 106.
↑ Katja Solbrig, Wolfgang Tilgner and Hans Laessig. Two conductors - two profiles . In: Der Lyrikclub Pankow: literary circles in the GDR , edited by Roland Berbig, Ch. Links Verlag , Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-86153-214-X , p. 107.
↑ Katja Solbrig, Wolfgang Tilgner and Hans Laessig. Two conductors - two profiles . In: Der Lyrikclub Pankow: literary circles in the GDR , edited by Roland Berbig, Ch. Links Verlag , Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-86153-214-X , p. 108.
↑ Götz Hintze: Rock Lexicon of the GDR . 2nd Edition. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-303-9 , p. 306.

personal data
SURNAME	Tilgner, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German poet, lyricist of rock and hit texts and non-fiction author
DATE OF BIRTH	September 25, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zobten
DATE OF DEATH	January 30, 2011
Place of death	Berlin

[dm-1] Wolfgang Tilgner on deutsche-mugge.de, accessed on February 18, 2016.

[hn-2] From St. Thomas School to Berlin nightlife. The “red beatnik” celebrates its 75th birthday. ( Memento from February 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) on the Hohen Neuendorf website at deu-net.de, accessed on February 18, 2016.

[3] Katja Solbrig, Wolfgang Tilgner and Hans Laessig. Two conductors - two profiles . In: Der Lyrikclub Pankow: literary circles in the GDR , edited by Roland Berbig, Ch. Links Verlag , Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-86153-214-X , p. 106.

[4] Katja Solbrig, Wolfgang Tilgner and Hans Laessig. Two conductors - two profiles . In: Der Lyrikclub Pankow: literary circles in the GDR , edited by Roland Berbig, Ch. Links Verlag , Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-86153-214-X , p. 107.

[5] Katja Solbrig, Wolfgang Tilgner and Hans Laessig. Two conductors - two profiles . In: Der Lyrikclub Pankow: literary circles in the GDR , edited by Roland Berbig, Ch. Links Verlag , Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-86153-214-X , p. 108.

[6] Götz Hintze: Rock Lexicon of the GDR . 2nd Edition. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-303-9 , p. 306.