Extensive liner notes, texts and translations accompany this second volume of Wolfgang Roth's Early German Ballads, which highlight his rather large collection of early folk songs remembered from his youth. After leaving Germany in the early 1930's, Roth did not return to his lute until the release of this collection, and it is here that he found comfort in the stories "of a German people who were believers in good and not evil."

Tracklist:

Bei Meines Buhlen Haupte (By My Beloved's Head)
Vogel Wollte Hochzeit Machen, Ein (A Bird Went A'Courtin')
As Buaala (Buaala)
Ich Habe Lust (I Long To Fight)
Meerstern, Ich Dich Gruesse! (Star Of The Seas, I Greet You!: Wallfahrtslied - Pilgrimage Song)
Die Leineweber Haben (The Linen-Weavers)
Es Dunkelt Schon In Der Heide (The Heath Is Getting Dark)
Ich Hab' Die Nacht Getraeumet (Last Night I Had A Sad Dream: Love Lament)
A Lied Der Hessischen Soeldner In Amerika (A Song Of The Hessian Soldiers In America)
Sitzt A klans Vogerl (A Bird Sits In The Fir Forest)
Wenn Alle Bruennlein (When All The Brooks Are Flowing)
Brueder, Wir Muessen (Brothers, We Must Go To War)
Es War'n Einmal Neun Schneider (Once Upon A Time There Were Nine Tailors)
Ich Ging Emol Spaziere (I Once Went Out Walking)
Hoert Ihr Herrn (Hear Ye, Kind Sirs Nachtwaechterslied: Night Watchman's Call)

UPC: 093070307223
Label: Folkways Records
Release Date: 5.30.12
Format: CD

Wolfgang Roth - Early German Ballads 2: 1536-1800 (CD)