Zarah Leander - Bei mir bist du schön (1938)

Zarah's rendition of Sholom Secunda's famed song, recorded in Stockholm, April 1938.
B-side is "Budapest", see video response.
Enjoy!

For Scene and close-ups of Zarah Leander set to a dramatic tango by Barnabas von Geczy :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsHaha...

All pictures/images from personal collection

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[MrAndylil]

in stockholm in the 30s the chic people dansed to this music in the winter garden of Grand Hotel. The orchestra was one of the best in Scandinavia.

[Volker Hartmann]

Wow, das ist jetzt für mich eine Entdeckung. Der Star des "Dritten Reichs" singt diesen jiddischen Hit. Klasse!

[Marconi radiogram]

During 1938, several recordings of 'Bei mir bist du schön' were released in Germany (including the famous one with the Andrews Sisters). I uploaded a recording by Russ Morgan, released in 1938 on German Brunswick. Only later, the song was banned.

[Michael Mcgee]

Well my opera browsers letting me type comments on it's version of you tube.That means my Google chrome version has a bug freezing the boxes up except to type on my personal page and the the top page.I wish some one who.has the same experience would tell me what they di to get it back to normal.Oh yes Zarah was good.I love Zarah ;leander She'smy favote singer and actress

[Eino Kemppainen]

Kaikkihan me tunnemme tämän kappaleen. Outoa tenhoa siinä on. Herättää surumielistä kaihoa. Tunnetta jostakin muusta. Sitä ei voi sanoin kuvata, se pitää tuntea. Mutta kiinni sitä ei saa. Toivoa vain voi.......

[Ronald POHORYLES]

She shouldn't have done this tune whilst at the same time collaborating with the Nazi-Regime; well, she shouldn't have collaborated with the Nazis anyway...

[TheLearningFish]

You can also see the other star Marikka Rökk, also a stranger (from Hungary) dance the boogie, taps and "I love all women"!!! (see Ich brauche keine Millionen and Ich lieve alle Männer). NS Germany is really full of surprises!!

[Arbogabo]

Nota bene: Recorded in Stockholm. I doubt that Dr. Goebbels would have allowed this on any German record label... Not in 1938.

[Pour Une]

Exactement ce que je me disais...

[mjconnollyIII]

FANTASTIC!

[psychedelicSwing]

Das Klarinettensolo ist soo himmlisch schön...ich könnt es 100 mal hören und es könnt mich noch zu tränen rühren...