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I added Anna-Lena's 1970 Christmas album tonight and found the song "Tochter Zion" on it, which isn't currently on SHS. I did some more research on it and found quite a bit of info, but there are some things that I need confirmation on before it gets added.
I found some good info at ChoralWiki and here, but the two sites have some conflicting information...
The melody was written by Georg Friedrich Handel around 1746.
According to ChoralWiki and Wikipedia:
The melody was originally composed for Joshua (an oratorio written by Handel that debuted in 1748) and was so popular that it was inserted into Judas Maccabaeus as well (which debuted in 1746). It is commonly known as "See, the Conquering Hero Comes!".
The second site says that it was actually written for Judas Maccabaeus and inserted into Joshua in 1796 (which contradicts Wikipedia's info about Joshua premiering in 1748).
Both ChoralWiki and the second site I linked to above agree that the original "Tochter Zion" lyrics were written by Joachim Eschenburg, and the second site says the lyrics were later revised by Friedrich Ranke around 1820 (but ChoralWiki says they were added by Eschenburg in 1820).
So, a few questions...
1. What title do I use for the original work?
2. Were there actually lyrics to the original?
3. Do we have definitive info/agreement on who added the "Tochter Zion"?
As it stands it looks like we can get an original and at least 3 adaptations out of this:
1. Handel's original melody (and any lyrics associated with it)
2. The second usage of the melody by Handel (since it appears there either weren't originally lyrics or the second usage had different lyrics)
3. "Tochter Zion"
4. "Zion's Daughter", a big hit for Boney M in the early 80s
Last edit: 2018-05-21 23:43:34 UTC by Oldiesmann