German song "Wir sind die Eingeborenen von Trizonesien"
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"Wir sind die Eingeborenen von Trizonesien" is a humorous post–World War II German carnival song that playfully refers to the Allied-occupied Western zones of Germany as the fictional country "Trizonesia."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wir sind die Eingeborenen von Trizonesien | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-language song
ⓘ
carnival song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German carnival
ⓘ
Rhineland carnival culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience | German-speaking public ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
popular song in German carnival tradition
ⓘ
symbol of early Federal Republic era humor ⓘ |
| fictionalCountryMentioned | Trizonesien ⓘ |
| genre |
Schlager
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carnival music ⓘ |
| hasFictionalElement | imaginary nationality of Trizonesians ⓘ |
| hasForm | march-like song ⓘ |
| hasImagery | islanders or natives of a distant land ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | postwar German popular culture ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | Wir sind die Eingeborenen von Trizonesien ⓘ |
| hasSubject | inhabitants of Trizonesien ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLanguage | Wir sind die Eingeborenen von Trizonesien ⓘ |
| hasTone | humorous ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Allied occupation of Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post–World War II Germany ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| medium | music ⓘ |
| mentions | three Western occupation zones of Germany ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Trizonesien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | good-natured political satire ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
carnival events
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political cabaret ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
formation of the Trizone
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prelude to the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| portrays | Western occupation zones as a fictional state ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Allied-occupied Western zones of Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trizonesien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reflects |
attempt to cope with occupation through humor
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mood of Germans in the immediate postwar period ⓘ |
| satirizes |
Allied control over Western Germany
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division of Germany into occupation zones ⓘ |
| theme |
German identity after World War II
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political satire ⓘ post–World War II occupation of Germany ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1940s ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | We Are the Natives of Trizonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfHumor | self-deprecating German humor ⓘ |
| usedAs | unofficial anthem of the Trizone ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
irony
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wordplay on Trizone and Trizonesien ⓘ |
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