Hamborger Veermaster

´De Hamborger Veermaster´ (Standard German: ´Der Hamburger Viermaster´, English: Hamburg's four-master) is a famous sea shanty sung in Low German. It was written in 1849 and is partly in English and partly in Low German. It was and is still sometimes, in particular in Northern Germany, the historical geographical distribution of Low German, sung as a work song. This song is normally sung when sails are set and therefore it hardly will be heard in rural areas.

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Importance

As with many sea shanties, this song contains a criticism of the society. It takes up the California Gold Rush from 1848/1849.

ee also

Hamburg

External links

* [http://ingeb.org/Lieder/ickheffm.html Hamborger Veermaster with Text and midi files] (in German)