

The song begins with the line "Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein" (On the Heath a Little Flower Blooms), the theme of a flower (Erika) bearing a soldier's sweetheart's name. It was exclusively played at large political events. Liedersammlung des Großdeutschen Rundfunks. Das Heft ist in dünnen Einschlag gebunden. Das Heft hat Liedertexte und Noten auf 64 Seiten plus Inhaltsangabe. The song encourages hard work, and according to Michael Tillotson, no other marching song during World War II reached the popularity of Erika. (Unteroffizier in einer Panzerabwehrkompanie). It had been popular prior to the start of World War II. The above list represents the earliest disc record catalogue in the world. The song was originally published in 1938 by the publishing firm Louis Oertel in Großburgwedel. It is a German toy maker (Kmmer & Reinhardt in Waltershausen, Thuringia) who. The exact year of the song's origin is not known often the date is given as "about 1930", a date that, however, has not been substantiated. The lyrics and melody of the song were written by Herms Niel, a German composer of marches.


" Erika" is both a common German female name and the German word for heather.
