Der Heimliche Aufmarsch Explained

"Der Heimliche Aufmarsch" is a German communist song based on a poem by Erich Weinert written in 1929. The following year, Wladimir Vogel composed music to it, and there is a recording of this original melody with Weinert himself providing the vocals.[1]

In 1931, Ernst Busch sang a version of the song at the end of the film Hell on Earth by Victor Trivas. The most famous version is the 1938 remake with a new arrangement by Hanns Eisler, which can be heard at rallies of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) from that point forward.[2]

In 1957, the song was rewritten to suit the Cold War under the name "Der Offene Aufmarsch", sung by the Central Band of the National People's Army in the German Democratic Republic. The song featured a message criticizing NATO and rallying support for the Warsaw Pact, promising that "there will be peace on the world forever" once they win.[3] One of the most famous communist songs, "Der Heimliche Aufmarsch" has been sung in several languages including Dutch,[4] Swedish,[5] Norwegian,[6] Icelandic,[7] Russian,[8] Hindi,[9] Punjabi,[9] Pashto,[10] and Korean.[11] The song, notably, includes different themes across versions, with the Swedish one advocating for the creation of the Communist Party, and the Dutch version calling the workers to take up arms on the barricades.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SovMusic.ru - der Heimliche Aufmarsch Trevozhniy marsh - nemetskiy.
  2. Web site: Der heimliche Aufmarsch. de . https://web.archive.org/web/20130427040745/http://www2.igmetall.de/homepages/bremerhaven/buchtippsliedertexte/liedertexte/derheimlicheaufmarsch.html . 2013-04-27 . dead .
  3. Web site: SovMusic.ru - Der offene Aufmarsch - Немецкий . 2024-10-17 . www.sovmusic.ru.
  4. Web site: De Heimelijke Opmars - Dutch communist song . 26 January 2023 . YouTube.
  5. Web site: 'Arbetarbröder'- Swedish Version of 'Der Heimliche Aufsmarsch' . 17 January 2024 . YouTube.
  6. Web site: 'Hemmeleg oppmarsj' - Norwegian Socialist Song . 10 April 2020 . YouTube.
  7. Web site: Hu Tao sings Der Heimliche Aufmarsch (Icelandic Version) - AI Cover . YouTube.
  8. Web site: Тревожный марш by Slaughter 2017 - Der heimliche Aufmarsch by Slaughter 2017 with SUB . 4 May 2018 . YouTube.
  9. Web site: 1 "समाजवादी दुनिया गणराज्य/ਸਮਾਜਵਾਦੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਗਣਰਾਜ" 《Der Heimliche Aufmarsch in Hindi & Punjabi》. . en . 2023-09-13.
  10. Web site: A la batalla （نبـــرد）- Der heimliche Aufmarsch de la Organización de Liberación de Afganistán . 14 October 2022 . YouTube.
  11. Web site: "투쟁의 물결" Der Heimliche Aufmarsch in Southern Korean . 12 July 2023 . YouTube.
  12. Web site: Der heimliche Aufmarsch [German socialist song][+English translation] ]. 22 August 2021 . YouTube.

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