SS marschiert in Feindesland
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SS marschiert in Feindesland, also called Teufelslied (lit. "Devil's song") was a marching song of the Waffen SS, the paramilitary forces in Nazi Germany. This song has different versions coming from different Nazi occupied or allied countries and even modern-day neutral and Allied countries.
History[edit]
The songs origins are from the Condor Legion in the Spanish Civil War, which were German volunteers fighting for the Nationalists.
The song was adopted by the Waffen-SS, with its lyrics changing as the war went on. Originally they referred to the shores of the river Volga in Russia, later to those of the river Oder on the German-Polish border, where heavy fighting took place in 1945. The lyrics openly declared that the SS would "stand ready to fight the red plague!"[1] As the Waffen SS gradually developed into a multi-ethnic and multi-national force, translated and modified versions were sung by SS men from other countries. Among these were a French version, used by SS Division Charlemagne[2], a Norwegian version called "På Vikingtog", and an Estonian version used by members of the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking and later 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS called "Pataljon Narwa Laul" ("The Song of Battalion Narwa"). It was also the marching song for the 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian)[3][4][5]. After the end of the Second World War, the song also found its way into the French Foreign Legion[2] and is still sung today in a version with slightly different and translated lyrics as "La Legion marche vers le front". A Brazilian version, "Dragões do Ar", is used by the Brazilian Parachute Brigade. Using the same melody but slowed tempo and changed lyrics[6]. In 2013, Stefan Gotschacher, press secretary of the right-wing populist and national-conservative FPÖ political party in Austria, was fired after posting lyrics of the song on his Facebook page.[7] The song is still in use in Germany as a song in the Rapid Forces Division, as "Grünen Teufel" (lit. "Green Devils") with changed lyrics.[8]
Lyrics[edit]
| German Lyrics | English Translation | Singable English Translation |
|---|---|---|
Strophe 1 |
Verse 1 |
Verse 1 |
Sources[edit]
- ↑ "Pressemitteilung: Nationalsozialistische und antifeministische" (PDF). Astauniffm: 4. 24 June 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "La légion marche vers le front / SS marschiert in Feindesland / Chant de la division Charlemagne mp3 midi free download beach motel Sechelt bed breakfast". ingeb.org. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ↑ Bender, Roger James; Taylor, Hugh Page (1969). Uniforms, organization, and history of the Waffen-SS. San Jose, California: R. James Bender Publications. ISBN 978-0-912138-02-2. OCLC 82169. Search this book on
- ↑ Howard Rye (2010). "Southern Syncopated Orchestra: The Roster". Black Music Research Journal. 30 (1): 19. doi:10.5406/blacmusiresej.30.1.0019. ISSN 0276-3605. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ "19. divīzijas dziesma | STOBRI JAU KARSTI | Gundars Kalniņš". 2011-01-23. Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ↑ "Dragões do Ar" - Anthem of The Brazilian Parachute Brigade, retrieved 2022-05-18
- ↑ "FPÖ feuert Sprecher wegen Zitat von Waffen-SS auf Facebook". www.focus.de. 12 April 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ [Germany] Grüne Teufel (녹색 악마), retrieved 2022-10-11
External links[edit]
SS marschiert in Feindesland on Internet Archive
Narva Pataljon Laul on Youtube
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