Aren’t they Austrian?

June 29, 2004 by Mark
Filed under: Can't Make This Up, Film

In the Sound of Music, the Von Trapp children live in Austria – just before the Nazis annex their country.

During the movie, the nun Maria teaches them to sing in a song called “Do Re Mi“.

If these kids (and Maria) are Austrian, why are they using English words for the notes?

Tags: do re mi, english, german, sound of music, von trapp

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