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 I Still Have A Suitcase in Berlin
N 52° 30.981 E 013° 22.739
33U E 390004 N 5819705
Probably the most famous song about Berlin
Waymark Code: WM279Q
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date Posted: 09/16/2007
Views: 389
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Do you remember President Reagan's speech at the Berlin Wall in 1987? It became most famous for his address to the Soviet leader, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!", but earlier in the speech, Mr. Reagan also quoted one of the most famous songs ever written about the German Capital:
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Perhaps the composer Paul Lincke understood something about American presidents. You see, like so many presidents before me, I come here today because wherever I go, whatever I do: Ich hab noch einen Koffer in Berlin.
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Well, Mr. Reagan's speech writer got the author wrong; the song was written by Ralph Maria Siegel, but nevertheless, the song I still have a suitcase in Berlin (Ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin), has been one of the most famous songs about Berlin and the great Marlene Dietrich produced an English language version of it in the 1950s. You can read a translation of the lyrics here and you can listen to the German version of the song (track # 12) at Amazon.
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Of all the possible locations in Berlin, we have chosen the coordinates of the Brandenburg Gate, the location of Mr. Reagans speech.
Musician: Marlene Dietrich
Name of Song: Ich Hab Noch Einen Koffer in Berlin
Relevant Verse:
I still have a suitcase in Berlin
That's why I have to go there sometime soon.
The joys of days gone by
Are all still in my little suitcase.
I still have a suitcase in Berlin
It stays there, too, and that makes sense.
In this way it's worth a trip,
Because whenever I'm homesick, then I go back.
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