The Horst Wessel Song

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A variant of an 18th-century ballad. The Spanish song "Mi camisa azul" uses this melody. The tune is distantly related to the hymn How Great Thou Art. This is the version sung by Hitler's troops. Many parodies of this song apeared in the 1920's and 30's.

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T: Das Horst Wessel Lied
T: The Horst Wessel Song
C: Tune: Old soldier's song
%C: Words by Horst Wessel, 1927
N: A variant of an 18th-century ballad.
N: The Spanish song "Mi camisa azul" uses this melody.
N: The tune is distantly related to the hymn How Great Thou Art.
N: This is the version sung by Hitler's troops.
N: Many parodies of this song apeared in the 1920's and 30's.
M: 4/4
L: 1/4
K: C
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