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