Das Munotglöcklein - Hans Burger | ±1±: Best Buy Swiss Legend Watch On Sale!

Popular (and actually very old) song from the town of Schaffhausen. The song is performed Hans Burger (probably1951) Munotglöcklein "is the bell tower of Munot, 16 century, the fortifications south of the city of Schaffhausen. Bell was made in 1589 and served as an alarm for many centuries. Today it is ringing every day by hand at 9.00 am at "Munotwächter 'honor guard, whose main task is now to act as tourist guide. Due to the continuous use, crackappeared in one side of the bell a few centuries ago, which eventually reached a length of about two meters. Crack the Bell gave his strange little melancholy sound. It was the sound that inspired Dr. Ferdinand Buomberger in 1911 to write the song "Das Munotglöcklein" (Munot Bell "), which provides an explanation Romancing crack, but has no historical justification. The music was borrowed from the older folk songs. Crack was repaired in 2002, to avoidComplete damage to the bell. Romantic legend: he is on watch on the tower, he is "Munotwächter is responsible for the bell. From the above it is seen throughout the city, but a sad day, he sees his beloved dancing, smiling and kissing another man. He gets so excited that the rings, all the forces of his despair, bell cracks.