Aren’t they Austrian?

June 29, 2004 by · Leave a Comment
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?