Mariechen sass weinend im Garten

A traditional European song performed upon my Hohner Ventura IV M accordion, a 4/5 reed instrument in LMMM configuration. The English translation would be "Marieche sat weeping in the garden," or alternately "Cornelia sat in the garden crying." The sheet music is from Volume One of "Das Grosse Akkordeon-Buch" (Le Grand Album pour l'Accordeon), published by Edition Melodie, Anton Peterer Music & Books, Zurich , Switzerland. All of the songs in this series have been collected and arranged by Herwig Peychaer. The musical notation reads "Tempo di Valse."

There is a beautiful version of this song played by the Victor Orchestra conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret in a historical recording made on September 20, 1922. Vocalist Louis Richling joins tenors Ernest Balle and William Robyn to sing along with an orchestra comprised of violin, 2 cornets, trombone, 2 clarinets, flute, tuba, cello and piano. The website is sponsored by the Library of Congress via their National Jukebox (www.loc.gov/jukebox/recordings) where you can find this song under the original German title "Mariechen sass weinend im Garten."

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