Denn wir sind alle and'rer Welten Kind

[sovay]

For Leap Day, rushthatspeaks made a point of asking me to marry him, to which the answer was—as always—always.

Please enjoy this now more than hundred-year-old queer anthem. I don't know how I can keep forgetting that Ute Lemper was Ceres in Prospero's Books (1991).

Comments

[thistleingrey]

Aw! Felicitations.

How lovely!

[leecetheartist]

Aww!

[nineweaving]

All happiness!

Love,

Nine

[cmcmck]

Nice! :o)

[scifirenegade]

Congratulations!

[thisbluespirit]

Aww. ♥

[theseatheseatheopensea]

<3 <3 <3

"Das Lila Lied"! Have you seen "Anders als die andern"? They go together in my mind! <3

[asakiyume]

Renewal of marriage promises every four years sounds like it could be a great tradition.

[radiantfracture]

Thank you for the song!

[lauradi7dw]

My father was born in February 1922, so a song from 1921 seems almost within living memory. It's a good song for marching around the house (or out in the streets).

[moon_custafer]

<3 !

[ladymondegreen]

<3

[moon_custafer]

“wir lieben nur die lila Nacht, die schwül ist” — was going to ask if this is the origin of schwul/schwuler as the German equivalent of the term “gay,” but if Wiktionary is right about the term already having been in use in the 19th century, then the song was probably punning.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/schwul#German

[lokifan]

Congratulations! And thanks for the rec.

[sovay]

Aw! Felicitations.

Thank you!

[sovay]

All happiness!

It makes me very happy to be married to rushthatspeaks.

Re: How lovely!

[sovay]

Aww!

*hugs*

[sovay]

Nice!

Very!

[sovay]

Congratulations!

Thank you!

[sovay]

Aww.

*hugs*

[sovay]

"Das Lila Lied"! Have you seen "Anders als die andern"? They go together in my mind!

I have! (It had Conrad Veidt: how could I resist?) They go together in the mind of the composer who put up the translation, too. He assumes the phrase originated with Magnus Hirschfeld and that sounds appropriate to me.

*hugs*

[sovay]

Renewal of marriage promises every four years sounds like it could be a great tradition.

I'm in favor so far.

[sovay]

Thank you for the song!

You're welcome!

[sovay]

My father was born in February 1922, so a song from 1921 seems almost within living memory. It's a good song for marching around the house (or out in the streets).

It is. And I like that way of thinking of it. My grandfather was born in 1921, but is no longer living.

[sovay]

<3 !

*hugs*

[sovay]

<3

*hugs*

[sovay]

Congratulations! And thanks for the rec.

Thank you! And you're welcome!

[sovay]

— was going to ask if this is the origin of schwul/schwuler as the German equivalent of the term “gay,” but if Wiktionary is right about the term already having been in use in the 19th century, then the song was probably punning.

I bet so. A queer anthem should double-speak at least a little.

[vass]

(closing tabs) Happy belated anniversary! And thank you very much for the link to the song.

[theseatheseatheopensea]

I have! (It had Conrad Veidt: how could I resist?)

A good point! <3

They go together in the mind of the composer who put up the translation, too. He assumes the phrase originated with Magnus Hirschfeld and that sounds appropriate to me.

Definitely! I think it's so lovely that the song was dedicated to him. It has such a poignant message that goes hand in hand with the one in the film! <3

[sovay]

Happy belated anniversary! And thank you very much for the link to the song.

You're very welcome! Thank you.

[lauradi7dw]

My father died late 2090. His plan had been to live until 100 but he didn't quite make it.