Bavarian flautist Theobald Boehm, inventor of the fingering system for the modern western concert flute, composed a theme and variations for flute and piano on this tune.. "Ya, ya, ya, ya, fleich maker dubin derbin" Anyone know this German song? Notable performances. "Du, du liegst mir im Herzen" ("You, you are in my heart") is a German folk song, believed to have originated in northern Germany around 1820. by Hande Yener (Makbule Hande Özyener) from Turkish to German (Version #2) I know the song well, but I understand no German and want to learn how to pronounce and sing it properly. My dad sings this song all the time, and only knows that it is an old German song that he learned fro his dad. Translation of 'Ya ya ya ya!'