The Internationale.

This inspirational song (anthem) is sung in numerous languages including

English. "So come brothers and sisters

For the struggle carries on

The Internationale

unites the World in song...."

Zulu,Yiddish French Russian....and many more languages.

Great Melody.

composed by Pierre de Geyter.A Belgian (1848-1932)

Here it is!

"Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" (Mack the Knife)-also known as "The Threepenny Opera"

composed by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht (both Germans)

English lyrics start:-

"Oh the shark Babe has such teeth dear

and it shows them pearly white

Just a jackknife has old MacHeath Babe

and he keeps it out of sight.

Check it out on youtube.

A good German Folk song is entitled

"Es Wollt ein madchen fru aufstehen."

First verse is as follows

Es Wollt ein madchen fru aufstehen

Dreiviertel Stund vor Tag

Wollt in den Wald spazieren gehen

heili heilo spazieren gehen

und brombeeren pfluken ab.

Translated this goes

There was a girl who got up early

three quarters of an hour before dawn

she wanted to go for a walk in the forest

heili  heilo

and pick blackberries.

There are several verses

Briefly when she entered the forest

she met the Hunters servant

He told her to get out of the forest

as it was his masters preserve.

The song develops when she leaves the forest

and runs into the Hunters son

He invites her back into the forest so she could fill her basket full.

Maybe a bit corny but a good tune.Has been orchestrated as a march too.

Several versions on youtube.