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'''Berthold Reisfeld''' ([[Vienna]], 1906 - [[Badenweiler]], 1991) was a lyricist, noted for adapting lyrics to well-known songs either to or from English. The songs he wrote English lyrics for include:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=7785600&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=25&start=1|title=Works written by: REISFELD BERT|work=ACE Title Search|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]|accessdate=2011-09-06}}</ref> |
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* "[[It's Oh So Quiet]]", adapted from the German song "Und Jetzt ist es Still" by [[Horst Winter]], |
* "[[It's Oh So Quiet]]", adapted from the German song "Und Jetzt ist es Still" by [[Horst Winter]], |
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Berthold Reisfeld (Vienna, 1906 - Badenweiler, 1991) was a lyricist, noted for adapting lyrics to well-known songs either to or from English. The songs he wrote English lyrics for include:[1]
- "It's Oh So Quiet", adapted from the German song "Und Jetzt ist es Still" by Horst Winter,
- "The Three Bells", adapted from the French song "Les trois cloches" by Jean Villard Gilles and Marc Herrand
- "Baciare Baciare (Kissing Kissing)" by Dorothy Collins.
He also co-wrote the instrumental "Morning Mood" with Glenn Miller in 1941 as a trombone solo with piano accompaniment.[2]
He also translated "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" into the German "Die Stiefel Sind Zum Wandern"[3] which was recorded by Eileen Goldsen.
Notes
- ^ "Works written by: REISFELD BERT". ACE Title Search. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ WorldCat. Morning Mood.
- ^ "title of version: DIE STIEFEL SIND ZUM WANDERN". Online Database — Musical Works. Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte. Retrieved 6 September 2011.