Peter Alexander (born Peter Alexander Ferdinand Maximilian Neumayer on June… Read Full Bio ↴Peter Alexander (born Peter Alexander Ferdinand Maximilian Neumayer on June 30, 1926 in Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian singer and actor, who became popular in the 1950s and 1960s with his numerous roles in German musical films.

During World War II, Alexander was a member of the Luftwaffenhelfer and the Reichsarbeitsdienst before being drafted into the navy. In 1945, he was captured by the British and held as a prisoner-of-war.

After the war he attended Vienna's Max Reinhardt Seminary for actors until 1948 and started a career as actor. He starred in several musical comedies, including among others Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlager and Peter schießt den Vogel ab. Later he starred in the famous Count Bobby movies and the Luemmel-series. In the 1970s, Peter Alexander started a second career as a TV host and entertainer. He is a talented imitator of voices and people, including Queen Elizabeth II.

He married Hilde Haagen in 1952, and they had two children, Susanne Alexander Neumayer (born in 1958), an artist, and Michael (born in 1963). Since the death of his wife Hilde in 2003, he has lived in his house in Vienna in the 19th district, completely retired from the public.

Peter Alexander died on February 12th 2011 in Vienna.

Mondscheinmelodie
Peter Alexander Lyrics

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Mondscheinmelodie
Liebessymphonie
Leise rauscht das Meer
Wenn der Gondoliere
Von der Liebe singt
Mondschein über'm Kai
Mondschein für uns zwei
Du und ich allein

Wenn im Sternenschein
Dieses Lied erklingt
Und das bunte Licht
Der vielen Lampions
Ja das scheint von fern
Für alle Pärchen
Mondscheinmelodie
Herzensharmonie
Zärtlich sagst Du mir
Dass der Abend Dir
Die Erfüllung bringt
Und die große Stadt
Ja, die ist so weit
Doch Du bist mir nah
Und wunderbar
Mondscheinmelodie
Liebessymphonie
Du und ich allein

Wenn im Sternenschein
Dieses Lied erklingt

Overall Meaning

The lyrics for Peter Alexander's "Mondscheinmelodie" are a romantic ode to moonlit nights, love, and the magic of being alone with the one you love. The song speaks of a peaceful night where the only sound is the gentle rustling of the sea, as the gondolier serenades his love. The moon shines bright over the quay for two lovers to revel in each other's company, under the starry sky.

The lyrics describe the scene of many couples enjoying the night in the city, illuminated by the colorful light of the many lanterns. Despite this, the moment the song plays, the focus of the lyrics is on the two people alone in their little world, creating their own harmony, singing their own love symphony.

The sense of intimacy in the lyrics conveys the idea that, although there may be many people around, there's something special, almost magical about moments shared between two people in love. The music and lyrics combine to create a sense of peacefulness, capturing the feeling of two people lost in their own little world in the midst of the chaos of the city.

Line by Line Meaning

Mondscheinmelodie
A melody about moonlit nights

Liebessymphonie
A symphony of love

Leise rauscht das Meer
The sea gently murmurs

Wenn der Gondoliere
When the gondolier

Von der Liebe singt
Sings about love

Mondschein über'm Kai
Moonlight over the quay

Mondschein für uns zwei
Moonlight for the two of us

Du und ich allein
You and I alone

Wenn im Sternenschein
When in the starlight

Dieses Lied erklingt
This song is heard

Und das bunte Licht
And the colorful light