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Niemals geht man so ganz! Irgendwas von Dir bleibt hier. (You never fully leave! Part of you stays behind.)



The subject is the title of a German song:
cover version
original, poor quality

The text (from 1987) is originally about a woman (Trude Herr) who has to leave her longstanding hometown and her friends. But with its melancholic melody the song has become also a popular funeral music. It is somehow a regional anthem of Cologne (the musicians are all three from Cologne) and I like it although I'm not from there.

Translated text:

Niemals geht man so ganz (You never fully leave) - Trude Herr, Tommy Engel & Wolfgang Niedecken

[TH] If someone takes leave,
goes into the unknown,
with the wind, like leaves waft.

[WN] You sing a song of goodbye,
about itchy feet,
about horizon, salt and tar.

[TE] Who straps on her satchel,
looking where she belongs,
like a migratory bird,
has more than one home.

[TH] One leaves a lot behind,
Friend, I thank you,
for the last kiss, the last salute.

[all] I want to go on,
see no tears,
a farewell is a far cry from death.

[all] You never fully leave,
part of me stays behind
it has its place
and that's with you for ever.

[WN] No matter how much it hurts,
don't clip their wings,
when someone cannot see a future in the cold.

[TE] Don't burden the heart of a roamer,
just fly along for a part of her way.

[all] But then set me free,
see, the world is large,
without freedom I'm almost like dead.

[all] You never fully leave,
part of me stays behind
it has its place
and that's with you for ever.

[all] You never fully leave,
part of me stays behind
it has its place
and that's with you for ever.

[TH] I promise to you,
I'll come back to you
when the wind blows from the South.

[TE] I don't say good-bye
that word sounds like a mockery
[WN] utterly hollow ... Fare Well

[all] See, I too shed a tear,
tears are like smoke
they wear away, this cage just kills me.

[all] You never fully leave,
part of me stays behind
it has its place
and that's with you for ever.

[all] You never fully leave,
part of me stays behind
it has its place
and that's with you for ever.

[all] You never fully leave,
part of you goes with me
it has its place and that's with me for ever.

Dear Friends
First or last, the Land will withdrew us and will return itself matter, which we have taken beside it in lease. We change in ashes. So if sense to resist, put the efforts for avoiding inevitable? Don't care, there is.
No need to cry. No need sadly to be. This law of the God. The Law to lifes. Such a nature of the things!

Who loves only itself, that God can not love. But who does not love itself for the sake of to God, that loves God. We must love other not less, as themselves itself.

WE LOVE YOU LEA DE MAE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Heaven is a real paradise and the place to go. This is true from the moment Lea passed away and became a celestial angel. She went there for the eternity.

Victor from Mexico

Dear Martint,

Thank you for contributing to it too!

Regards from London.

Vic. 

24 March '10.

The song "Constantly" mentioned in the previous posting was a hit record for England's Cliff Richard in April 1964.


Cliff's long career has been recognised in England and he was knighted by the Queen of England. So, he is now Sir Cliff Richard.

In the late 50's Cliff and Billy Fury were dubbed "England's Answer to Elvis Presley"

 

Cliff Richard

Billy Fury above.

Billy Fury meets his idol, Elvis Presley on the film set of "Girls! Girls! Girls!" in 1962. This is the film where Elvis sings "Return To Sender" (No.1 hit in the UK).

NB. When Elvis was doing his US Army service in Germany during 1958 (after completing "King Creole" with Army permission for a delay in induction) - 1960, Cliff drove to the house in Germany where Elvis was staying but unfortunately missed seeing his idol.


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Another of the wallpapers/posters for Lea was made using the words of the song "Magic" performed by Olivia Newton-John in her 1980 movie "Xanadu" (which also starred an older Gene Kelly).

Here is a Web video of Olivia in 1980 performing to her studio recording of the dreamy song "Magic".

In the same movie, a recording of "Suddenly" was used in a scene in a deserted roller-skating palace. The recording was by Olivia and Cliff Richard (although Cliff does  not actually appear in the movie).

There is a video on the Web of Olivia and Cliff performing to this recording from I think about 40 years ago.  Olivia always included this song in her concerts performing it with various male singers if Cliff wasn't a guest in the show.  The sound is very good on this film clip.

Actually, it was Cliff who first introduced Olivia to the wider public in 1971 and she was a regular guest singer for 13 weeks in his Television Shows on the BBC in 1972 in the UK. They performed many pleasant duets together and seemed very well vocally matched.

Chris Dannefell's beautiful picture of Lea in the park wooded area near her home in Prague taken in Autumn 2003.

 

Here is the closing scene of the 1957 movie "Jailhouse Rock" (MGM) filmed in black & white. This song clip of "Young and Beautiful" is from a later video which was "colorised".  To explain, in the movie, Vince (Elvis) sustained an injury to his throat in an attack by his own assistant (who was very regretful later on) and he was recovering from a throat operation and it was not known if he would ever be able to sing again. Fortunately, he was! 

Elvis's charming co-star with the dark hair, was Judy Tyler.  Tragically, Judy was killed in a car accident soon after (some said murdered?). Elvis never watched his own movie again as he and his Memphis companions had really liked her. 

The title song from the movie also called "Jailhouse Rock" went straight to No.1 of the "Top 20" Record Hits here in the UK in 1957.

Here is Elvis (in colour) in dynamic action singing "Jailhouse Rock".

Thank you, my pleasure and meantime I have also restored Chris's main Forum Site for Lea at:-

http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=39098&p=1

Regards,

Vic.  14 Oct '10.