MUSIK
Von Wegen Lisbeth - Wenn du tanzt
Die Fellas - Matthias Mangiapane und Hubert Fella - Geburtstagslied
Herbert Grönemayer - Mensch
AnnenMayKantereit - Marie
Philipp Poisel - Eiserner Steg (Klavier Version)
Die Toten Hosen - Bayern
Funny Video
This was the funniest video I found about the German language. My favorite joke about Germany is the idea that the language is much harsher than its neighboring languages like Spanish, English, French, or Italian. Of course, this stereotype hinges upon the average perception of a German as a stern, commanding person, not helped by the fact that German is less similar to the Romance languages common in Western Europe. My girlfriend tells me that she thinks it's impossible for German to sound elegant, and she's surprised whenever she hears it spoken normally. Personally, I think German sounds a lot like English in terms of tone. It's spoken at roughly the same pace, has a few loanwords, and can express varying levels of emotion/formality. I don't ascribe a certain character to German like the video does because I've been studying it for years. I've heard the language used in a variety of different contexts, from spoken word to song, and from formal to silly....
The Herbert Grönemeyer video is sehr interessant! I know that the word "Mensch" means "people" or "human." I also felt sad for the polar bear for some reason. :(
ReplyDeleteVon Wegen Lisbeth - Wenn du tanzt ist gut. I know das Wort "kaffee" = coffee and das Wort "alles" = all. I now know that "tanzt" is dancing.
ReplyDeleteAnnenMayKantereit - Marie ist prima! I really like AnnenMayKantereit but haven't heard this song from them before and I like this one, too. I learned that "fallen" is falling and "Und wir fallen" is and we are falling.
ReplyDeleteDas Lied 90-60-111 by Shirin David https://www.beatgogo.com/lyrics-translation/shirin-david/54113/90-60-111. Ish mag das lied und most of Shirin David's music. Es ist hip-hop/rap. I listen to it in my own free time, it bops.
ReplyDeleteOoh! I already know about Von Wegen Lisbeth from their song "Sushi." The video for this song is sehr interresant. I didn't catch the lyrics in German, even when I read them. Honestly, I don't understand the song's meaning too well reading the lyrics in English, but I like songs like that.
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