Bruno Balz(1902-1988)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Bruno Balz was the greatest German lyricist (Lied-Texter) of all time.
Miss Zarah Leander with the help of
Michael Jary saved his life from the Nazis
and get him out of a Concentration Camp during WWII. "Victor and
Viktoria" was his first success in 1933. He did a lot of lyrics for
Michael Jary, songs as "Der Wind hat mir ein Lied erzählt" ("Le Vent
m'a dit une chanson") for the film
La Habanera (1937) in which Miss
Leander sold millions of Odeon records in three languages (German,
Swedish and French).
Another song is "Davon geht die Welt nicht unter" ("Ce n'est pas la fin du monde"), which was an anti-Nazi song. After WWII Bruno Balz worked with Zarah in the film "Gabriella" and also wrote "Das machen nur die Beine von Dolores" ("The Legs Of Dolores", "Le Charme de Dolores") and "Wir wollen niemals auseinandergeh'n", which was meant for Zarah Leander.
Another song is "Davon geht die Welt nicht unter" ("Ce n'est pas la fin du monde"), which was an anti-Nazi song. After WWII Bruno Balz worked with Zarah in the film "Gabriella" and also wrote "Das machen nur die Beine von Dolores" ("The Legs Of Dolores", "Le Charme de Dolores") and "Wir wollen niemals auseinandergeh'n", which was meant for Zarah Leander.
