There is an old German folksong that my folks & relatives used to sing and I would accompany them on my accordion in my late teens & 20's that went something like: "Immer noch ein dremshen, immer noch ein dremshen . . . Oh! Susanna Wie ist das Leben doch so schön . . . etc". I don't remember all the words and never saw them written down, but it was clearly a song that had been passed down from our mutual Burgenland immigrant ancestors to a small Minnesota town.

I found a German folksong book that has that same song with the words: "Immer noch ein Tröpfchen" (always another little drop) as opposed to what must have been "Drämchen" (a little dram)and the rest of the words are different also.

Does anybody have the words to the Burgenland version of this old folksong?

Bob

Regards from Burgenland ;-)




Trink ma nu a Flascherl – trink ma nu a Flascherl
Hab’n ma nu a Geld im Tascherl
Trink ma nu a Flascherl – trink ma nu a Flascherl
Hab’n ma nu a Geld im Tascherl

Oh Susanna all’s vertan ma
Ist das Leben noch so schön
Oh Susanna all’s vertan ma
Ist das Leben schön

Alle Jahr 2 Kinder alle Jahr 2 Kinder
1 im Sommer 1 im Winter

Alle Möpse beißen alle Möpse beißen
Nur der kleine Rollmops nicht

Alle Türen knarren alle Türen knaren
Nur das kleine Hosentürl nicht

Alle Böcke stoßen alle Böcke stoßen
Nur der Zimmermannsbock nicht

Alle Buben haben alle Buben haben
Einen kleinen Frontsoldaten

Alle Mädchen haben alle Mädchen haben
Einen kleinen Schützengraben

Alle Frontsoldaten alle Frontsoldaten
Müssen in den Schützengraben

Hi !
Thank you this song. My father also sang this song. He had a very nice voice, and I enjoyed very much when he sang. I remember an other strophe too. I try to write down, but may be I make mistake.

Alle Bocke bocken, alle Bocke bocken
nur das ani Holzbocke nicht.


I remember some childrens poem, but only partly. Can we discusse about them in private?
Thanks and regards

Mária
mpfeiffer@freemail.hu

do you know, that the song is not just socially acceptable?
a very frivolous song ;-) *löl*
do you know the meaning of every part?
did you ever get a translation ? :-)