Es Wird Scho Glei Dumpa

Song
“Es wird scho glei dumpa” - “It will soon be dark”
Lang verwendet wunderschöne Streichinstrumente wie Zither, Gitarre und Bass, um diesen Gesang zu begleiten. Auch ein weibliches Trio, die Auer Dirdln, um dem Song das alpine Weihnachtsgefühl zu verleihen
Lang uses beautiful string instruments such as the Zither, Guitar and Bass to accompany this singing. Also a female trio, the Auer Dirdln to give the song that Alpine Christmas feel
“Es wird scho glei dumpa” (“It will soon be dark”) is a Wiegenlied (“cradle song” or lullaby) in Austrian dialect. It first appeared in print in 1884. Also see a rare English version (“The Twilight Is Falling”) below. Learn more in “About this Carol.”
Note: Because this carol is in Austrian dialect, the spelling varies slightly from source to source. See the standard German version for the normal German spelling of each of the verses.
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Franzl Lang
1930 - 2015
Franz "Franzl" Lang (28 December 1930 - 6 December 2015), known as the Yodel King (German: Jodlerkönig), was an alpine yodeler from Bavaria, Germany. Lang also sang and played the guitar and the accordion and appeared in several German films of the 1960's.
During his career, Lang sold more than 10 million recordings; he earned 20 gold records and one platinum record awarded by the German recording industry.
Album
Bergweihnachten (1971)
Mountain Christmas
For this album, Lang performs with a few different artists. The Zither virtuoso Rudi Knabl, String groups and other choruses.
Producer: Carlos Diernhammer
Engineer: Egon L. Frauenberger