Old German song: "Wer das Scheiden hat erfunden"

This melancholy tune comes from an old book of German Kitchen songs.
It laments whoever invented parting never thought about love.
The Seekers also used this tune in "Now the Carnival is over"

[@DieterLo1]

Die Melodie kenne ich gut seit etwa 60 Jahren als Kind.

[@zithergirl]

Ja, damit bin ich auch aufgewachsen.❣

[@Kurt_Winner]

Sounds beautiful. Keep it up

[@zithergirl]

Thanks for watching!

[@carstenkling2566]

A beautiful and great recording! Very well played! Big like #20! Thanks for uploading! Greetings from Germany! 👍

[@zithergirl]

Thanks for watching. I also checked out your channel and it's my kind of music. When I'm not playing zither I play bass clarinet in a chamber music group, Mozart, baroque,renaiss. etc.

[@carstenkling2566]

@@zithergirl Thank you very much for your kind feedback and your support!

[@dr.zither]

Very nice!

[@zithergirl]

and easy to play. Thanks for watching.

[@jennythescouser]

Wow. I think The Seekers did a version of this song called "The Carnival Is Over". Did you know that the popular 'British Music Hall' song, "Down At The Old Bull And Bush" was originaly a German Beerhall song?

[@zithergirl]

thanks for watching.Yes lots of interchange between German and British music.

[@VitalyNcrYT]

There's also a Russian folk song with the same tune, with words written in 1883 by Dmitry Sadovnikov (look up "Stenka Razin" in Wikipedia, the song is mentioned in "Stenka Razin song" part)

[@zithergirl]

thanks for watching. Yes I am aware of the Russian version, probably the original and also melancholy.

[@stephhuskin563]

There’s a similar melodic phrase in Sonntag by Brahms. I wonder if there’s a connection!

[@zithergirl]

Thanks for watching.
There could be a connection, also melancholic.Parts of German Lieder and Art Songs where often simplified, shortened and became popular as folksongs eg Winterreise:"Am Brunnen vor dem Tore"; Heidenroeslein "Sah ein Knab ein Roeslein stehn"

[@tennillecarter79]

I know the tune nut can't remember the words in English.
I remember it being beautiful ❤

[@zithergirl]

Thanks for watching. Its from my album "39 Great Folksongs for zither". The Seekers" used the tune in "The Carnival is over/Say goodbye my own sweet lover……Pierot and Columbine"