The Sound of Music // Edelweiss (German Cover)

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This is my German cover of the song "Edelweiss" from the musical film "The Sound of Music" (watched it for the first time recently... loved it!).

FYI: "Edelweiss" is not a traditional Austrian folk song! It's by the awesome composer/lyricist duo Rodgers & Hammerstein, like the rest of the musical. So there are no original German lyrics either (and the song doesn't really sound similar to traditional German/Austrian folk songs but it's a lovely song in its own right and the tradition of American broadway musicals).

I found two sets of German lyrics: (1) The lesser known is from the German dubbing of the movie (which was done at the time of the release in the 1960s and translates the sentiment of the song quite well). (2) The better known set of German lyrics is more recent and was used in a Schlager version of the song (by Sigrid & Marina). This newer set of lyrics is the one you find on all the lyrics sites.

Honestly, the lyrics of the Schlager version are pretty cheesy. They lack the sentiment of the original. The version from the dubbing is much better in context but also flawed in some places. So I did my own translation. Not sure if it's any good but, well, I tried!

I'll post all three versions below so you can decide what you like best.

CHORDS (Capo 2):

D / A / D / G
D / Bm / Em7 / A7
D / A / D / G
D / A7 / D
A / A7 / D
G / E7 / A / A7
D / A / D / G
D / A7 / D

LYRICS (my version):

Edelweiß, Edelweiß,
Wenn ich dich sehe am Morgen,
Blühst du rein, klein und fein,
Ohne Kummer und Sorgen.
Weiß wie der Schnee, blühe
Ewig treu, ew'ger Trost für mich.
Edelweiß, Edelweiß,
Blüh' diesem Land ewiglich.

LYRICS (movie version):

Edelweiß, Edelweiß,
Auf dem Berge dort oben.
Blühst so rein, klein und fein,
Schaust herab von dort droben.
Blühst wie ein Schneeflöckchen,
Bleib mir treu, bleib mir treu fürs Leben.
Edelweiß, Edelweiß,
Bleibe der Heimat ergeben.

LYRICS (Schlager version):

Edelweiß, Edelweiß,
Du grüßt mich jeden Morgen.
Sehe ich dich,
Freue ich mich
Und vergess' meine Sorgen.
Schmücke das Heimatland
Schön und weiß.
Blühest wie die Sterne.
Edelweiß, Edelweiß,
Ach, ich hab' dich so gerne.

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