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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEdelweiss should be sung very loudly as our protest song anytime Trump appears
Shout out to are grits groceries for this excellent idea
LuvLoogie
(6,975 posts)eShirl
(18,490 posts)elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)I think if we sing a little more up-tempo it'll be a perfect perfect thing .
meow2u3
(24,761 posts)
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Every morning you greet me
Small and white, clean and bright
You look happy to meet me
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Bless my homeland forever3
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Every morning you greet me
Small and white, clean and bright
You look happy to meet me
Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Bless my homeland forever
Read more: The Sound Of Music - Edelweiss (The Captain) Lyrics | MetroLyrics
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)2naSalit
(86,515 posts)connection to why it should be sung at the orangedump.
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)It was the song the family sang on stage at a Nazi sponsored competition after which they slipped out went over the mountain and got out of Nazi occupied Austria. This is all based on a true story , Captain Von Trapp was, as his title reflects an Austrian military man. The movie is loosely based but follows the general story of the Von Trapp family singers who ultimately came to the US and open to ski lodge in I think Vermont
2naSalit
(86,515 posts)that flick in decades, I used to know every note though not the scenes in the movie itself. I knew it had to be something to do with its placement in the movie... the lyrics don't indicate the significance alone.
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)2naSalit
(86,515 posts)I know all the songs and recall the general story. I just wasn't making the connection to what the OP was about with little context... and now here it is.