The Wurschtl
The Wurschtl is a well-known Viennese song from 1946.
The song, composed by Hans Lang and texted by Erich Meder, describes Vienna in the immediate post-war period. The interpretation by Heinz Conrads is particularly well-known , as a result of which the song quickly spread.
meaning
With the figure of the “Wurschtl”, Erich Meder has set a monument so that he can justifiably be called a chronicler of the Viennese soul. With “Der Wurschtl”, he not only sums up the character of the Kasperl, but also the typical Viennese. He traces the Viennese soul with the image of the reconstruction of Vienna, the elevation of the figure of the Kasperl to the "eternal Wurschtl" and the myth of the "eternal Vienna". In addition, in the chorus he perpetuates a significant characteristic of the Viennese, muddling through, muddling out.
content
The song ranges from a child's visit to the Prater to a father's advice to the reminder of the now grown-up child of this visit to the Prater. The Wurschtl acts as a companion to whom fate plays along as well as it can master it.