The melody of "Is schon still uman See" was written by Günther Mittergradnegger. As a composer and conductor, he treasured his love for the Alpine folk song. The theologian, folklorist and painter Gerhard Glawischnig created the song’s lyrics. The two artists cultivated a friendship that lasted for years and developed into an intensive collaboration. In the years after 1945, the "New Carinthian Song", a kind of Alpine folk song, developed in the Alpine region and was influenced especially by Mit...