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German Students' Songs

Ernst Wolff
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

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101
Ernst Wolff
02:08
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102
Ernst Wolff
01:49
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103
Ernst Wolff
01:25
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104
Ernst Wolff
02:27
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105
Ernst Wolff
02:42
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106
Ernst Wolff
01:40
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107
Ernst Wolff
02:47
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108
Ernst Wolff
02:05
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109
Ernst Wolff
02:29
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110
Ernst Wolff
01:25
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111
Ernst Wolff
02:19
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112
Ernst Wolff
03:14
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201
Ernst Wolff
01:50
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202
Ernst Wolff
02:45
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203
Ernst Wolff
02:15
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204
Ernst Wolff
01:59
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205
Ernst Wolff
02:05
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206
Ernst Wolff
02:19
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207
Ernst Wolff
02:27
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208
Ernst Wolff
02:32
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209
Ernst Wolff
03:13
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210
Ernst Wolff
01:35
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211
Ernst Wolff
02:07