Wiegenlied einer vietnamesischen Mutter [Lullaby of a Vietnamese Mother]

Annotation — European Songs

Wiegenlied einer Vietnamesischen mütter (Händel-Club Berlin) German Democratic Republic (GDR)

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: My little Nguyen, sleep peacefully And dream of the colorful flower, And not of the iron dragon That devoured your little friend. __________ German: Mein kleiner Nguyn, schlafe ruhig und träume von der bunten Blume, und nicht vom Eisendrachen, der deinen kleinen Freund gefressen hat.

Notes

ETERNA 8 10 044, 33 rpm, BIEM, black-and-silver label with the rim text "VEB Deutsche Schallplatten · Alle Hersteller- und Urheberrechte vorbehalten"; sleeve print code Ag 511/01/69. Seite 1, track 2: "Wiegenlied einer vietnamesischen Mutter (Mein kleiner Nguyn, schlafe ruhig)", Komposition und Text: Mathias Purfürst, sung by Claudia with the Händel-Club Berlin. The front cover is a flower-shaped montage of photographs of young East German singing clubs performing (one wearing an FDJ badge) around the red title "Junge Leute junge Lieder"; other groups on the LP include the Oktober-Klub Berlin, "gruppe pasaremos" Dresden, Aurora-Club Strausberg and Singeklub "Geschwister Scholl", Wismar. The back prints the full lyrics, opening "Mein kleiner Nguyn, schlafe ruhig / und träume von der bunten Blume, / und nicht vom Eisendrachen ... der deinen kleinen Freund gefressen hat" (My little Nguyn…

About the artist

The Handel-Club Berlin was an East German Singeklub, one of the political song groups of the DDR Singebewegung alongside the Oktoberklub. 'Wiegenlied einer vietnamesischen Mutter (Mein kleiner Nguyen, schlafe ruhig)', words and music by Mathias Purfürst, is track A2 of the compilation LP 'Junge Leute - Junge Lieder' (ETERNA 8 10 044, 1969, German Democratic Republic), which also features the Oktober-Klub Berlin and other Singeklubs. [Source: Discogs]

Themes

Anti-War · Vietnamese Perspective

In collections

European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]