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“My Love’s in Germany“ (My Luve's in Germanie) is a poem written by Scottish poet Hector Macneill. It was first printed in 1794 and is the lament of a Scottish woman (Jeannie) for her lover. (Willie) The song was re-published in 1885 by Colonel David Balfour as an Orkney melody composed by Colonel Thomas Traill around 1630. Traill (from Holland Farm, that is “the farm on the high land“, in Papa Westray), was a soldier in the army of Gustavus Adolphus, also known as Germany Thomas, during the Thirty Years' War. The tune was later used by Robert Burns for his song “Ye Jacobites by Name“. German folk-rock band D' Artagnan covered the song in 2022, together with Zora Cock from Blackbriar. D' ARTAGNAN Ben Metzner (also in Feuerschwanz) – Leadvocals, Bagpipe, Flutes Tim Bernard – Vocals, Guitar Felix Fischer – Vocals, Guiar, Bass The song is about a young maiden praying her love returns safe from Germany where he is is fighting for the monarchy, but takes her own life after his passing. My Love's in Germany: Lyrics My love's in Germany, send him hame, send him hame My love's in Germany, send him hame My love's in Germany, fighting brave for royalty He may ne'er his Jeannie see, send him hame He's brave as brave can be, send him hame, send him hame He's as brave as brave can be, send him hame He's as brave as brave can be He would rather fall than flee But his life's so dear to me, send him hame Send him hame, send him hame All the Way from Germany Send him hame, send him hame My Love Send him hame, send him hame Send him hame, send him hame He's as brave as brave can be My Love‘s in Germany Our foes are ten to three, send him hame, send him hame Our foes are ten to three, send him hame Our foes are ten to three, he would rather fall than flee But his life's so dear to me, send him hame Your love ne'er learnt to flee Send him hame, send him hame Oh, your love ne'er learnt to flee, send him hame Your love ne'er learnt to flee But he fell in Germany Fighting Brave for royalty Send him hame, send him hame Fighting Brave for royalty, send him hame He'll ne'er come o'er the sea For Willie's slain, Willie's slain Oh, this life‘s nay more for me for Willie's slain CREDITS Video by: Director: Holger Fichtner Camera: Patrick Schneiderwind Focus puller: Luka Gruber Costumes: Svenja Metzner & Katharina Gottschlig MANY THANKS TO: The electoral palace guard at Amberg The historical group Stiber Fähnlein Sulzbach-Rosenberg (Sebastian Matheja, Thomas Aichner, Markus Wolf, Daniel Butz, Johannes Ostermann) as well as Sven from “Deus Vult“, Paul from “Vroudenspil, Mike Lohmann and Jöran Walther Official Music Video: For the full Blackbriar Discography, click here:
