Iconic and popular songs of Genghis Khan

Rom (Glorious Rome)Genghis Khan

Dschinghis Khan – Rom

A song by Genghis Khan praising Rome, the city of history that is loved forever.

It speaks of a past of repeated battles, yet still of proud dignity, and it tells us movingly that when Rome—when you—weep, even the gods weep.

The refrain “Rome, Rome, Rome, the most beautiful city!” repeats in a beautiful harmony.

MichaelGenghis Khan

Dschinghis Khan – Michael (1981)

It’s a song included on an album released in 1981, in which they sing “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore.” Performed with Dschinghis Khan’s characteristically beautiful harmonies at a relaxed tempo, it’s an African American spiritual that carries a sense of melancholy.

It’s a track where you’ll want to listen closely to the lyrics.

Mata HariGenghis Khan

Dschinghis Khan – Mata Hari (1982)

The figure who captured Genghis Khan’s attention was Mata Hari, the world-famous “too-beautiful” female spy.

This song recounts the tumultuous life of the dancer who, during World War I, was suspected of being a double agent for Germany and France and was executed.

Now synonymous with the idea of a female spy, “Mata Hari” was the stage name she used during her dancing career.

Wir sitzen alle im selben BootGenghis Khan

Dschinghis Khan – Wir sitzen alle im selben Boot

This song sings that the world is like everyone riding on a single ship—that we’re all the same human beings.

Its cast of characters includes Cleopatra, Caesar, Napoleon, Strauss, Schmidt, Khrushchev, city dwellers, farmers, and more.

Each person is different, but we’re all creatures aboard the same Earth.

No matter how different or similar we are to others, the song makes you feel that such differences are trivial.

It’s a grand, monumental masterpiece.

PusztaGenghis Khan

Puszta　／　Dschinghis Khan

It’s a plaintive song in which a man living alone in the wilderness recalls the woman he loved and is moved to tears, with a violin sounding heartbreakingly throughout.

The woman he loved will never return; overwhelmed by this sorrow, the solitary man does not express it in words.

He simply plays the violin to convey it—and those who hear it are moved to tears.

What shall we do with the drunken sailorGenghis Khan

GENGHIS KHAN (“WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE DRUNKEN SAILOR”)

Dschinghis Khan has covered the traditional British sailors’ work song, the sea shanty “Drunken Sailor.” As you listen, you can almost picture the sailors’ call-and-response and the sails gradually being hoisted.

IvanhoeGenghis Khan

Ivanhoe

It is included on the 1982 album “Helden, Schurken und der Dudelmoser.” The theme is a historical novel by the British writer W.

Scott, unfolding a story of love and valor set in medieval England.