Made a false statement about return of a German song (6)
I believe the answer is:
lieder
'german song' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lieder that I've seen before include "German Romantic songs for solo voice" , "German songs of the Romantic period" , "Relied on German song (6)." , "Vocal works" , "numbers in German" .)