Wir reisen noch Amerika (We Are Travelling to America)

DESCRIPTION: German. "Jetzt ist die Zeit und Schtunde da, Wir reisen noch Amerika." The time has come for the family to depart for America. They bid farewell to friends. The ship sets out to sea, but God will protect them. They will rejoice when they reach Baltimore
AUTHOR: Samuel Friedrich Sautter
EARLIEST DATE: 1845 (source: Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends); reportedly written 1830
KEYWORDS: foreignlanguage emigration separation
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends, pp. 66-68, "Wir reisen noch Amerika (We Are Travelling to America)" (1 German text plus English translation, 1 tune)
File: KPL066

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