“Das lila Lied”
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“Das lila Lied” is a pioneering 1920 German cabaret song by Mischa Spoliansky that is widely regarded as one of the first explicitly pro-gay anthems in modern music history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Das lila Lied | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT-related song
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cabaret song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Berlin queer culture
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LGBT history in Germany ⓘ |
| composer | Mischa Spoliansky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| createdIn | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the first explicitly pro-gay anthems in modern music history ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT music
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cabaret ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine | "Wir sind nun einmal anders als die andern" ⓘ |
| hasColorSymbolism | lavender ⓘ |
| hasCulturalMeaning |
early anthem of homosexual emancipation
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symbol of queer visibility in Weimar Germany ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| hasKey | F major ⓘ |
| hasLyricsMotive |
rejection of social hypocrisy
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self-acceptance ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later LGBT anthems ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| lyricist | Kurt Schwabach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Weimar cabaret
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early gay rights movement ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | waltz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early musical expression of gay pride
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explicitly positive portrayal of homosexuality ⓘ |
| originalMedium | cabaret performance ⓘ |
| partOf | Weimar-era queer repertoire ⓘ |
| performanceContext | Berlin cabaret stages ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
LGBT history research
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musicological studies on queer music history ⓘ |
| theme |
gay pride
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homosexuality ⓘ sexual identity ⓘ social acceptance ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 3/4 ⓘ |
| title | Das lila Lied NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The Lavender Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1920 ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstPerformance | 1920 ⓘ |
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