It's pretty common in the Schlager industry to Germanize international hits. Because coming up with original lyrics is hard.Kugelfisch wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 8:12 pmPretty insane he managed to build a career from putting new lyrics to an already existing song.
FFS, I've once heard a Schlager version of Dragostea Din Tei.
(And though it was technically a pop song, I also once heard a weird af German cover version of Moonlight Shadow that just switched back to the original English lyrics whenever the singer got to an "iconic" part.)