Rot scheint die Sonne
Rot scheint die Sonne
Rot scheint die Sonne, “The Sun Shines Red,” is associated with the German paratrooper song tradition. The French veterans’ federation FNCV traces the Foreign Legion song Le soleil brille to this German song, illustrating its later life in another language.
2:48 · MP3 · 256 kbps
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From Fallschirmjäger & Flieger Marches.
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Sources & research notes
FNCV credits the German words and melody to Friedrich Schäfer. This concerns the song’s history and later adaptation; it does not identify the performers, arrangement or date of this audio.
Presented for historical listening and study. Recording-session and performer credits remain unconfirmed.
Image: anonymous photograph of Luftwaffe musicians in the occupied Netherlands, 1941–1942. Rijksmuseum, NG-2007-5-216; public domain, unaltered. The photograph does not identify the performers heard here. Image source.