WW2 Accordion - German Music Das Kufsteinlied

At the World War II reenactment, I asked a participant about his small accordion. He played me a song and even had vocal accompaniment.

Song: Das Kufsteinlied
Accordion: Herbie Liebenhagen
Vocal: Mike Shurney
Location: Crystal Brook Mountain Brauhaus
Original by: damonbok - October 2016

[mr.xampolaman]

I never thought that a Peter Griffin making cosplay of a Wehrmacht soldier would bring peace to my heart.

[jerrycan]

He might have had one too many Luftwaffels, but he can sure sing!

[Earthling-jrvn]

"Man, this is worse than that time I joined the Wehrmacht."

[stevez]

Her: He’s probably cheating on me

Me and my best friend:

[SweeTeasGarbageDump]

“Holy Crap! This reminds me of the time when I enlisted in the Wehrmacht!”

[ifflinger]

Wunderschön gespielt und gesungen. Einfach toll.

[petermorris]

What a great yodeler and accordion player! I laughed at a lot of the funny comments below, but these guys are awesome. I would love to hear the rest of the song if you have it. I know Franzl Lang (the "Meister") does a great rendition, but I love this twosome for their authenticity! Thank you for making this unforgettable video.

[EnglishOrthodox]

Me trying to concentrate during an exam,

My brain🧠: 0:57

[SoggySandwich]

I wasn’t expecting him to be that good since the accordion looked like a toy at first

[kamo]

Hey Lois, remember that time I joined the Wehrmacht?

[mikeschneider]

real folk music is universial .. i can not get over how similar this is to mexican mariachi and i am not kidding either

[SpringsMTBsac]

All humour aside, these two are brilliant!

[ahdlkasdjfhalsdkj]

Lyrics:

Kennst du die Perle im schönen Tirol?
Das Städtchen Kufstein, das kennst du wohl,
Umrahmt von Bergen, so friedlich und still,
Ja, das ist Kufstein dort am grünen Inn,
Ja, das ist Kufstein am grünen Inn.

(Jodeln)

Es gibt so vieles, bei uns in Tirol:
Ein guates Weinderl aus Südtirol
Und mancher wünscht sich, ‘s möcht’ immer so sein,
Bei einem Mäderl und an Gläserl Wein,
Bei einem Mäderl und an Gläserl Wein.

(Jodeln)

Und ist der Urlaub dann wieder aus.
Da nimmt man Abschied und fährt nach Haus.
Man denkt an Kufstein, man denkt an Tirol,
Mein liebes Städtchen lebe wohl, leb’ wohl,
Mein liebes Städtchen lebe wohl, leb’ wohl.

[tilasole]

He plays a mean accordion, but the real MVP is that chair

[markobegus]

Does somone have a full version of this? Its beautiful!!

[aaronsteiner]

Sehr gut gespielt und gejodelt😉
Liebe Grüße aus Südtirol

[marcogomez]

Amazing skills that accordion sounds great other feller has a tremendous yodel 💪🏼🔥👏🏼

[jungwestfale]

Such a Great Video. 2 Americans appreciating German culture while flawlessly playing and singing the Kufsteinlied. Awesome. Much love from the country of your ancestors

[wellensalat]

Excellent singing and playing and almost no american accent;-) Have you been living here in Germany for a
longer period of time? Btw.: this is an austrian song written 2 years after WW 2. It became a folk classic after the bavarian (=German) singer Franzl Lang sang it in 1968. And, as a funny anecdote: Our neighbour served in the Wehrmacht. He used to laugh about some austrian (Austra was part of the German Reich until 45) soldiers when telling his stories - because the Austrians wanted to have nothing to do with the German Reich when the war came to the end... Though they used to pretend to be proud German fighters during the :-D (And, not to forget: Hitler was Austrian, too. Hitler came from Braunau am Inn.) Our neighbour told me so much about his time in the Wehrmacht and his youth in the late 20s and in the 30s. (When he got inevitably indoctrinated as a young boy, of course.) He died 5 months ago by the age of 98! His brother fell at the eastern front, while he shot down bombers in the netherlands. He was captured by american troops and was very glad about that. I visited him 2 weeks before his death, shortly before corona and - allthough he was very tired and fell asleep while talking - he did not give up at all and even kept reflecting about the nonsense of war. There were only loosers among the civilian populations of all countries. R.I.P. Uncle Gerhard.

[AerYdmyg]

Franzl Lang’s spirit soars to that beautiful yodeling❤️