German Students' Songs

Ernst Wolff (1905–1991), a classically trained singer of opera and German lieder (art song), who fled Germany for England in 1933, recorded a total of five albums of German songs for Folkways, always accompanying himself on the piano. This recording of college/university student songs highlights pleasures outside the classroom, with an emphasis on drinking, young ladies, and general good times, reflecting the predilections of young men liberated from everyday parental constraints. Liner notes provide a brief biography of Ernst Wolff and the background of each song along with the German (or Latin) texts and English translations.

Track Listing

101	O Alte Burschenherrlichkeit Ernst Wolff	02:08
102	Studentenleben Ernst Wolff	01:49
103	Burschen Heraus Ernst Wolff	01:25
104	Hier Sind Wir Versammelt Ernst Wolff	02:27
105	Crambambuli Ernst Wolff	02:42
106	Vive la Compagneia Ernst Wolff	01:40
107	Was Kommt Dort Von der Hoeh' Ernst Wolff	02:47
108	Jonas Ernst Wolff	02:05
109	Papst und Sultan Ernst Wolff	02:29
110	Die Lore am Tore Ernst Wolff	01:25
111	Alt Heidelberg Ernst Wolff	02:19
112	Freut Euch des Lebens Ernst Wolff	03:14
201	Studio auf Einer Reis' Ernst Wolff	01:50
202	Kneipgelage Ernst Wolff	02:45
203	Viel Durst Ernst Wolff	02:15
204	Filia Hospitalis Ernst Wolff	01:59
205	Heute Ist Heut Ernst Wolff	02:05
206	Denkst Du Daran? Ernst Wolff	02:19
207	Lied Eines Abziehenden Burschen Ernst Wolff	02:27
208	Rodensteins Auszug Ernst Wolff	02:32
209	Lob der Edlen Musica Ernst Wolff	03:13
210	Am Rhein Ernst Wolff	01:35
211	Gaudeamus Igitur (De Brevitate Vitae) Ernst Wolff	02:07