"Oh my Papa" actually originated as "O mein Papa", by Swiss composer Paul
Burkhard (1911-1977), in his musical DER SCHWARZE HECHT, which premiered
at the Schauspielhaus in Zurich on 1 April 1939 (and of which there is
actually a recording, on the Tudor label, made in 1981). The song appeared
again in Burkhard's later musical FEUERWERKE (1950). The fact that the
song was later translated into several languages, (and transcribed into
several instrumental arrangements) and popularized by singers ranging
from Lys Assia, to Eddie Fisher (probably the most popular recording of
the song), The Andrews Sisters, and The Kingston Trio, to the Simpsons
(!).
The original German lyrics appear at:
http://www.acronet.net/~robokopp/Lieder/omeinpap.html
http://ingeb.org/Lieder/omeinpap.html
Karen Mercedes
http://www.radix.net/~dalila/index.html
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I will sing with the spirit, and I
will sing with the understanding also.
1 Corinthians 14:15
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