Thursday, October 29, 2009

SteynOnline - EDELWEISS

Steyn's song of the week: EDELWEISS


Submitter wrote:

"My two favorite bits from the article:


  1. When Edelweiss was played at a Whitehouse reception. Everyone except the Austrians rose and stood for what they thought was the Austrian national anthem, it isn't BTW.
  2. Theodore Bikel was leaving the theatre when he found a fan and fellow immigrant waiting at the stage door for his autograph: "I love that 'Edelweiss'," said the theatregoer. "Of course, I have known it a long time, but only in German." It was never in German, it is an original piece.

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