Lotosblume
Encyclopedia
For the poem by Heine
, set to music as a lied
by Schumann
, see Die Lotosblume
Lotosblume (Lotus Flower) is the nineteenth studio album released by German
Schlager
group Die Flippers
. The album was a huge success, going platinum and peaking at number 5 on the German Billboard Charts
. The title track received heavy airplay on Schlager radio.
Heine
Heine is a German family name. The name comes from "Heinrich" or the Hebrew "Chayyim" . When mentioned without a first name it usually refers ti the poet Heinrich Heine...
, set to music as a lied
Lied
is a German word literally meaning "song", usually used to describe romantic songs setting German poems of reasonably high literary aspirations, especially during the nineteenth century, beginning with Carl Loewe, Heinrich Marschner, and Franz Schubert and culminating with Hugo Wolf...
by Schumann
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era....
, see Die Lotosblume
Die Lotosblume
"Die Lotosblume", or "The Lotos-Flower", is a poem written by Heinrich Heine which was put to music by Robert Schumann in 1840. This Lied is part of Schumann's Myrthen collection ) and Six Song for Männerchor . The piece speaks of the blooming of the Lotosflower and how it is at night that it...
Lotosblume (Lotus Flower) is the nineteenth studio album released by German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Schlager
Schlager
Schlager music is a style of popular music prevalent in Central and Northern Europe and the Balkans and also in France and Poland. In Portugal, it was adapted and became pimba music...
group Die Flippers
Die Flippers
Die Flippers are a German Schlager group formed in 1964. They are one of the most successful Schlager groups of all time, and have been constantly recording and releasing new music since their self-titled debut album was released in 1970. They have released 45 albums, 5 of which have gone...
. The album was a huge success, going platinum and peaking at number 5 on the German Billboard Charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
. The title track received heavy airplay on Schlager radio.
Track listing
- "Lotosblume" ("Lotus Flower")
- "Wenn die Wilden Kirschen blühen in Catania" ("When the Wild Flowers Bloom in Catania")
- "Moskau im Regen" ("Moakau in the Rain")
- "Wenn der Sommerwind..." ("When the Summer Wind...")
- "Liebe die wie Feuer brennt" ("Love That Burns like Fire")
- "Durch das Tal der bunten Blumen" ("Through the Gate of Colorfull Flowers")
- "Arrivederci Maria"
- "Mit Dir will ich..." ("With You I Want to...")
- "Mädchen mit den Traurigen Augen" ("Girls With the Das Eyes")
- "Jede Stunde mit Dir" ("Every Hour With You")
- "Herzen brauchen Zärtlichkeit" ("Hearts Need Tenderness")
- "Und in der Nacht" ("And In the Night")