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Happy End: Teil 3. No. 10: Das Lied vom Surabaya‐Johnny. “Ich war jung, Gott, erst sechzehn Jahre”

First released 1930German34 recordingson 58 releases

original German version

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Written by

Kurt WeillComposerBertolt BrechtLyricistElisabeth HauptmannLibrettist

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Surabaya JohnnyElement of Crime3:20
Surabaya JohnnyCombustible Edison4:25
Surabaya-JohnnyLotte Lenya4:27
Surabaya‐JohnnyUte Lemper, Jürgen Knieper4:42
Happy End: Surabaya-JohnnyLotte Lenya, Roger Bean und sein Orchester4:25
Surabaya JohnnyDagmar Krause3:58
Happy End: Surabaya-JohnnyAnne Sofie von Otter, NDR Sinfonieorchester, Sir John Eliot Gardiner6:01
Surabaya-JohnnyAngelina Réaux5:52
Happy End: Surabaya-JohnnyTeresa Stratas, New York Chamber Symphony, Gerard Schwarz6:00
Das Lied vom Surabaya Johnnyאסתר עופרים5:53
Surabaya JohnnyMilva4:19
Happy End: Surabaya-JohnnyGisela May, Studio‐Orchester, Henry Krtschil3:55
Happy End: Surabaya-JonnyVictor Young3:15
Surabaya-JohnnyLotte Lenya, Theo Mackeben Jazzband2:54
Surabaya-JohnnyLewis Ruth Band2:45
Surabaya-Johnny"Red" Roberts mit seinem Ultraphon Jazz-Orchester2:44
Happy End: Surabaya JohnnyLotte Lenya, Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg4:16
Surabaya-JohnnyAndré Previn & J.J. Johnson4:15
Surabaya JohnnyMona Mur6:02
Happy End: Teil 2: Lieder von der Unschuld - IX. Surabaya-JohnnyMeriel Dickinson, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton5:57
Surabaya JohnnyKurt Weill Ensemble4:33
Happy End: Surabaya JohnnyLotte Lenya, Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg4:15
Das Lied von Surabaya JohnnyMilva4:29
Happy End: 'Surabaya Johnny'[unknown]3:56
Surabaya Johnny (aus "Happy End")Cathy Berberian, Bruno Canino4:35
Das Lied von Surabaya-JohnnyAnna Prucnal6:11
Happy End (1929) / Pt. 2 - Songs of Love and Innocence: Surabaya JohnnyStefano Bollani5:57
Happy End: Surabaya-JohnnyUrsula Thelen, Tilman Schmidt, Torsten Müller, Flautando Köln5:36
Happy End: Surabaya JohnnyLotte Lenya3:11
Surabaya Johnny & Die Moritat von Mackie MesserUte Lemper & Vogler Quartett9:55
Surabaya‐JohnnyCarola Neher3:04
Surabaya-JohnnyLotte Lenya3:04
Happy End: Teil 3. No. 10: Das Lied vom Surabaya-Johnny. "Ich war jung, Gott, erst sechzehn Jahre"The König Ensemble, Jan Latham-Koenig4:44
Das Lied Vom Surabaya-JohnnyTheo Bleckmann&Fumio Yasuda5:34

On these albums

Surabaya-Johnny / Bilbao-Song
Surabaya-Johnny / Bilbao-SongLotte Lenya · 1930
Lotte Lenya singt Kurt Weill
Lotte Lenya singt Kurt WeillKurt Weill; Lotte Lenya, Roger Bean und sein Orchester · 1955
Play Mack the Knife and Other Kurt Weill Songs
Play Mack the Knife and Other Kurt Weill SongsAndré Previn & J.J. Johnson · 1962
MagnifiCathy: The Many Voices of Cathy Berberian
MagnifiCathy: The Many Voices of Cathy BerberianCathy Berberian, Bruno Canino · 1971
The Original
The OriginalMilva · 1976
Stratas Sings Weill
Stratas Sings WeillKurt Weill; Teresa Stratas, Y Chamber Symphony, Gerard Schwarz · 1986
Ute Lemper singt Kurt Weill
Ute Lemper singt Kurt WeillKurt Weill; Ute Lemper · 1986
Supply & Demand
Supply & DemandDagmar Krause · 1986
Mona Mur
Mona MurMona Mur · 1988
Kurt Weill: Berlin & American Theater Songs
Kurt Weill: Berlin & American Theater SongsKurt Weill; Lotte Lenya · 1988
Happy End
Happy EndKurt Weill; Raffeiner, Ploog, Kimbrough, Ramm, Jan Latham-Koenig · 1990
Crime Pays
Crime PaysElement of Crime · 1990
Die Dreigroschenoper: Historische Originalaufnahmen 1928-1931
Die Dreigroschenoper: Historische Originalaufnahmen 1928-1931Kurt Weill · 1990
Surabaya Johnny
Surabaya JohnnyElement of Crime · 1990
O Moon of Alabama: Historische Originalaufnahmen (1928 - 1944)
O Moon of Alabama: Historische Originalaufnahmen (1928 - 1944)Kurt Weill · 1990
Seven Deadly Sins / Happy End
Seven Deadly Sins / Happy EndKurt Weill; Lotte Lenya, Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg · 1990
Stranger Here Myself: Songs of Kurt Weill
Stranger Here Myself: Songs of Kurt WeillKurt Weill; Angelina Réaux · 1991
Die sieben Todsünden / Songs
Die sieben Todsünden / SongsGisela May · 1993
I, Swinger
I, SwingerCombustible Edison · 1994
Speak Low: Songs by Kurt Weill & The Seven Deadly Sins
Speak Low: Songs by Kurt Weill & The Seven Deadly SinsKurt Weill; Anne Sofie von Otter, John Eliot Gardiner · 1994
Milva canta un nuovo Brecht
Milva canta un nuovo BrechtMilva · 1996
Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins and Berlin Theatre Songs
Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins and Berlin Theatre SongsLotte Lenya · 1997
The Margaret Throsby Collection
The Margaret Throsby CollectionVarious Artists · 1997
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik / Mahagonny Songspiel / Happy End / Berliner Requiem / Violin Concerto
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik / Mahagonny Songspiel / Happy End / Berliner Requiem / Violin ConcertoKurt Weill; London Sinfonietta, David Atherton · 1999
From Berlin To Broadway - A Selection
From Berlin To Broadway - A SelectionKurt Weill · 2000
Historische Aufnahmen
Historische AufnahmenKurt Weill · 2004
Monsieur Brecht
Monsieur BrechtAnna Prucnal · 2006Soundtrack
100 Jahre Kabarett - 1901-1933
100 Jahre Kabarett - 1901-1933Various Artists · 2006
Le grandi canzoni di Milva
Le grandi canzoni di MilvaMilva · 2007
Berlin - Songs Of Love And War, Peace And Exile
Berlin - Songs Of Love And War, Peace And ExileTheo Bleckmann&Fumio Yasuda · 2007
I’ll See You in My Dreams: בהופעה 2009
I’ll See You in My Dreams: בהופעה 2009אסתר עופרים · 2009
Schlager im Spiegel der Zeit - 1929
Schlager im Spiegel der Zeit - 1929Various Artists · 2010
111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon: The Collectors’ Edition 2
111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon: The Collectors’ Edition 2Various Artists · 2010
Sounds of the 30s
Sounds of the 30sMaurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky, Kurt Weill, Victor de Sabata; Stefano Bollani, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly · 2012
Paris Days, Berlin Nights
Paris Days, Berlin NightsUte Lemper & Vogler Quartett with Stefan Malzew · 2012
Lotte Lenya / Kurt Weill
Lotte Lenya / Kurt WeillKurt Weill · 2012
Neuland
NeulandDebussy, Weill, Gillespie, Rose; Flautando Köln · 2013
The John Eliot Gardiner Collection
The John Eliot Gardiner CollectionJohn Eliot Gardiner · 2013
Plays Mack The Knife + Trombone And Voices
Plays Mack The Knife + Trombone And VoicesJ.J. Johnson · 2014
10 Classics Albums
10 Classics AlbumsAnne Sofie von Otter · 2015
Lonely Songs
Lonely SongsKurt Weill Ensemble · 2015
Die Sieben Todsünden
Die Sieben TodsündenWeill, Brecht; Gisela May, Peter Schreier, Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel · 2015
Complete Recordings, Vol. 2
Complete Recordings, Vol. 2Kurt Weill; The König Ensemble, WDR Funkhausorchester & Jan Latham-Koenig · 2015
Kurt Weill’s Songs
Kurt Weill’s SongsKurt Weill · 2018
Complete Recordings on Archiv Produktion and Deutsche Grammophon
Complete Recordings on Archiv Produktion and Deutsche GrammophonSir John Eliot Gardiner · 2021
Complete Recordings
Complete RecordingsBert Brecht & Kurt Weill

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