Give me a last farewell kiss
because I must leave you today
and tell me to say it again
Goodbye, farewell
We loved each other so much
and our happiness was never clouded
so I'll say goodbye
Goodbye, Goodbye ...
... In 1927, Frommermann, seeking to compliment his own rich tenor voice, placed an advertisement in the Berlin Lokalanzeiger, soliciting other members for the quintet. Many applicants were turned away before Robert Biberti, the son of a singer at the Berlin Opera House, presented himself along with his deep and softly resonant bass voice. Biberti's advice and contacts soon led to the engagement of the other members. Ari Leschnikoff, a Bulgarian who had given up a military career to become a professional singer, became the lead tenor. Erich A. Collin, became second tenor, Frommermann himself was third, and Roman Cycowski, a Pole well known as an operatic singer in the '20s, was the baritone. The sixth man (and sometimes sixth voice) was Erwin Bootz, piano accompanist who, in collaboration with Frommermann, also worked on the musical arrangements ... The fairy tale rise to fame came to an abrupt end due to the emergence of Adolph Hitler in Germany. Three members of The Comedian Harmonists were Jewish and the group was forcibly disbanded, giving their last German concert in Munich on March 25, 1934 ...
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