Generally a Liedermacher writes lyrics that are very personal and often political. But there are some songs even I come back to again and again and, as for some of Mey’s songs, cry again and again.
It feels like an honorary title, a knight of songs, and Reinhard Mey might well be the reason for this feeling.ĬC-by-sa Sven-Sebastian Sajak / Wikimedia I like the difference to the English term, because the Liedermacher – at least that is my feeling – is more than just someone who writes songs. In German a Liedermacher is someone who makes (machen) his own songs (Lieder) and of course sings them, generally alone with his instrument only.
I will try something tricky today: Talk in English about a German “Liedermacher” (singer-songwriter): Reinhard Mey and his German song texts.
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