Westerwaldlied
Sign in to saveThe "Westerwaldlied" ("Westerwald Song") is a German folk song, written by Willi Münker in 1932, set to music by in 1935, and published in 1937. An ode to the Westerwald region of western Germany, it has been performed by the German military for many decades.
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- Genre
- march
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Main subject
- Westerwald
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The "Westerwaldlied" ("Westerwald Song") is a German folk song, written by Willi Münker in 1932, set to music by in 1935, and published in 1937. An ode to the Westerwald region of western Germany, it has been performed by the German military for many decades.
==History== The song's lyrics were written by Willi Münker in November 1932, before Hitler's rise to power. It was set to music by Joseph Neuhäuser in 1935, reportedly based on an old folk song. It was published and recorded for the first time in 1937. It is an ode to the Westerwald region of western Germany. It was sung by the German military during World War II.
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