"Antje, mein blondes Kind" (Niel) Wilhelm Strienz, 1940

"Antje, My Blond Child", German sailors' waltz song composed in 1940 by Herms Niel (1888-1954), with lyrics by Heinrich Anacker (1901-1971). Performed by Will Glahé [accordion] and his Orchestra (from Berlin); sung by Wilhelm Strienz. Recorded in Berlin, 1940.

Additional info: song originally has three strophes; 1st and 3rd strophe recorded.

Note: mono recording, from I.Ž. 78rpm record collection; not to be used for commercial or propaganda purposes.

Other known recordings of this song:
1940 Berlin Opera Choir & Band of Regiment "General Göring" under H. Niel
1940 Soldiers' chorus & Band of the State Labour Service under Herms Niel
1940 Rudi Schuricke's Terzet & Accordion Orchestra "All Nine"
1940 Rudi Schuricke's Terzet & Will Glahé's Accordion Orchestra
1940 Four Jolly Boys & accordion dance orchestra
1940 Erich Heyn's Quartet & orchestra
1940 Erich Heyn's Quartet & Eugen Jahn's Band
1940 Holger Hansen & The Eight (Danish version)
1940 Willy Derby & accordion orchestra (Dutch version)
194? Les Picos Accordion Band
1941 Chorus & Band of the Air Force Guard Battalion under Hans Teichmann
195? Wilhelm Strienz, chorus & orchestra under Béla Sanders
1964 Mixed chorus & Horst Wende's Orchestra
1968 Ludwig Jungmann
196? Hartwig Stuckmann, chorus & small orchestra
???? Soloist, mixed chorus & orchestra (Beck's Beer version)
???? Choir of the Bremerhaven Naval Association
???? The Surfers
???? The Alster Gulls

[it was also included in (postwar) medleys "Seemannsgarn", "Aus der Seemannskiste" and more]