| "Es war ein Edelweiss" |
| Song |
| English title |
It was an Edelweiss |
Es war ein Edelweiss (in English, "It was an Edelweiss") is a march composed by Herms Niel in 1941 for the Wehrmacht Heer, the German Army land forces.
Lyrics and Translation
| German lyrics |
Approximate translation |
Exact translation |
| First stanza |
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Ganz einsam und verlassen
an steiler Felsenwand,
Stolz unter blauem Himmel
ein kleines Blümlein stand
Ich konnt' nicht wiederstehen,
ich brach das Blümelein,
und schenkte es dem schönsten,
herzliebsten Mägdelein
Es war ein Edelweiss,
ein kleines Edelweiss,
Holla-hidi hollala,
Hollahi diho.
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Forlorn and all abandoned,
On a cliff face that loomed
Proud, under the blue sky,
A tiny flower bloomed.
I just could not resist it,
I picked it where it grew,
And gave it to the dearest
That my heart ever knew
It was an edelweiss,
One little edelweiss,
Holla-hidi hollala,
Hollahi diho.
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Entirely lonesome and abandoned
on steep cliff wall,
proud under blue sky
stood a little flower
I couldn´t resist,
I picked the flower,
and gave it to the
girl dearest to my heart
It was an edelweiss,
A little edelweiss,
Holla-hidi hollala,
Hollahi diho.
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| Second stanza |
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Sie trägt es mir zu Ehren
an ihrem Sonntagskleid.
Sie weiß, daß dieses Blümelein
ein Männerherz erfreut.
sie trägt es mir zuliebe,
Und ich bin stolz darauf,
denn diesse kleine Blume
schloß einst zwei Herzen auf.
Es war ein Edelweiss
ein kleines Edelweiß,
Holla-hidi hollala,
Hollahi diho.
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She wore with pride and honour,
It on her Sunday best.
She knows this little, tiny star
A man's heart cheers the best.
Just for my sake she wore it,
And it does make me proud,
'cause of this little flower,
Two hearts each other vowed.
It was an edelweiss,
One little edelweiss,
Holla-hidi hollala,
Hollahi diho
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She wore it in my honour,
on her sunday´s dress.
She knows this little star
cheers a man´s heart
she wore it for my sake
And I´m proud of that
because this little flower
locked two hearts
It was an edelweiss,
One little edelweiss,
Holla-hidi hollala,
Hollahi diho
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| Third stanza |
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So einsam und verlassen,
wie dieses Blümlein stand,
so standen wir im Leben,
bis Herz zu Herz sich fand.
Ein leben voller Liebe
Und Glück und Sonnenschein
hat uns gebracht das kleine,
einsame Blümelein.
Es war ein Edelweiss,
ein kleines Edelweiß,
Holla-hidi hollala,
Hollahi diho.
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So lonesome and abandoned,
As this small flower stood,
So were our lives forlorn
Till two hearts joined for good.
A life of love forever
With luck and shining sun,
Is what this flow'r presented,
What it for us has done.
It was an edelweiss,
One little edelweiss,
Holla-hidi hollala,
Hollahi diho
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So lonesome and abandoned,
as this small flower stood,
so we stand in life,
until heart to heart finds one another.
A life full of love
With luck and sunshine,
was brought to us by
the lonely little flower.
It was an edelweiss,
One little edelweiss,
Holla-hidi hollala,
Hollahi diho
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