"Liebchen, ade!" Herms Niel, 1934
"Dear One, Farewell!", German march-polka composed in 1934 by Herms Niel (1888-1954), with lyrics from an old folk song with the same name (Niel added the name Annemarie between the lines and several lines of his own). Performed by the composer himself and his brass band and sung by the Berlin Municipal Opera Choir. Recorded in Berlin, 1934.
Additional info: song originally has three strophes; all recorded. The main part of the lyrics was written around 1816 and before Niel's arrangement song used to be known also as "Schätzchen, ade". This is one of Herms Niel's biggest hits and it is actually still quite popular in Germany - mostly as "Annemarie-Polka". The recording uploaded here is The original version of the composition and it was made shortly before Niel became a bandmaster in the State Labour Service.
Note: mono recording, from I.Ž. 78rpm record collection; not to be used for commercial purposes.
Other known recordings of this song:
1934 Five Parodists & Carl Woitschach's Brass Band
1934 Luigi Bernauer, Five Parodists & Carl Woitschach's Brass Band
1934 Erwin Hartung, quartet & "Grammophon" Orchestra
1934 Erwin Hartung, quartet & Hans Bund's Dance Orchestra
1934 Richter's Four [Singing Guitarists]
1934 Hans Hellmer & Hans Schindler's Orchestra
1934 Richard Nothhelfer & "Elton" Orchestra
1934 Kurt Mühlhardt, quartet & Fritz Domina's Dance Orchestra
1934 unknown & Will Glahé's Orchestra
1934 Bob Scholte & orchestra (Dutch version)
193? unknown & dance orchestra
1935 Four Country Singers & guitar
1965? The Old Comrades
???? Lübbenau Oldstar Band
???? Lübbenau Oldstar Band
[it was also included in medleys "Alles Schlager" by Harold M. Kirchstein (1934), "Ruck-zuck - Annemarie" by Herms Niel (1937), "Unter Kameraden" by Otto Kermbach & Otto Rathke (1938 version), "Wir marschieren mit Herms Niel" by Erich Gutzeit (1942), "Frisch und froh" by Hermann Schäfer (1954) and "Marsch, marsch - zum Tanzen" (1954)]
