Archive for 'Music'
German music and lyrics: Glasperlenspiel – Ich bin ich (I am I) Posted by Sandra Rösner on Aug 2, 2012
Actually, I wanted to make a pause with blogging about German music and lyrics but then I came across this song by Glasperlenspiel (lit. glass bead game) and I was immediately hooked. Therefore, I don’t want to withhold this song from you. Ich bin ich – I am I [Verse] Du sagst…
German music and lyrics: Die Fantastischen Vier – Tag am Meer Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jul 30, 2012
Here are further requested German lyrics. This time, it is “Tag am Meer” (Day on the sea) by Die Fantastischen Vier (lit. The Fantastic Four), a German hip hop group from Stuttgart. Smudo, Thomas D, Michi Beck, and Andy Y started their career in the early 1990s with their hit single “Die da” (lit. She…
German music and lyrics: Falco – Rock me Amadeus Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jul 27, 2012
Here is a further lyric’s request from you. I’m sorry about the bad quality of the video but I couldn’t find a better one. Rock me Amadeus Rock me Amadeus Rock me rock me rock meAmadeusRock me all the time to the top Er war ein Punker Und er lebte in der großen Stadt…
German music and lyrics: Die Prinzen – Das alles ist Deutschland Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jul 25, 2012
Last week I asked on Facebook for which German song you would like to have the lyrics and English translation. One wish was “Das alles ist Deutschland” (All this is Germany) by Die Prinzen (The Princes). Die Prinzen are a German band from Leipzig, which is in the federal state of Saxony. Die Prinzen were…
German music and lyrics: Herbert Grönemeyer – Halt mich Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jul 24, 2012
Learning German with music can be great fun, but always be beware of the song you choose. The following song Halt mich (Hold me) by Herbert Grönemeyer is probably not the best song to learn the German language because the lyrics are fairly poetic. But what makes them so poetic? Well, what catches the eye…
German music and lyrics: Silbermond – Krieger des Lichts Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jul 23, 2012
Learning German or any other language is always great fun when you have the chance to listen to songs and sing along. Since some of you requested the lyrics of a song Krieger des Lichts (Warriors of the light) by the German band Silbermond I do you this favor. In case you don’t know Silbermond…
German music and lyrics: Die Toten Hosen – Tage wie diese Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jul 18, 2012
On May 4 Die Toten Hosen (lit. The dead pants) released their latest studio album Ballast der Republik (The burden of the Republic), which is a kind of pun, referring to the Palast der Republik (Palace of the Republic) which was a building in Berlin in the former German Democratic Republic. Tage wie diese (Days…