Archive for 'Music'
German Pop Music: Pur Posted by Sandra Rösner on Apr 11, 2012
Since I have begun to write blog entries for Transparent Language, I know that there are several German music bands who are very well known beyond the borders of Germany, e.g. Rammstein, Scorpions, and Tokyo Hotel. But do you also know the German band PUR? PUR has been the most successful German band in Germany…
German music: Trio Posted by jan on Mar 12, 2012
It´s been a while since I introduced some German music to you. So it´s time to continue with this little series. Today I´ve got a band for you that might sound a little strange to some of you because they were…let´s say a little bit different 😉 I´m talking about Trio which was a band…
Learn German with music: Roger Cicero – “Wovon träumst du nachts?” Posted by Sandra Rösner on Mar 9, 2012
One of our Facebook followers asked for the translation of Roger Cicero’s song “Wovon träumst du nachts?” (lit. What are you dreaming of at night?) Roger Cicero is a German jazz musician. He has devoted himself to music since childhood. At the age of 11 he was the support act of Helen Vita, a Swiss…
Deutsch lernen mit Liedern – Learn German with songs Posted by anja on Feb 8, 2012
Songs are a great way to learn a language. By listening to native speakers, you get a feel for the sound of the language. By listening to the same text repeatedly, you get a feel for the structure of the language, for its word order; and you’ll be remembering phrases, words, and articles. Just listen…
German movies: Lola rennt (Run Lola Run) Posted by jan on Nov 16, 2011
The movie „Jeden Tag, jede Sekunde triffst Du eine Entscheidung, die dein Leben verändern kann.“ („Every day, every second you make a decision that could change your life.“) You can say that this Satz (sentence) is something like the credo of this fast-paced movie made by Tom Tykwer in 1998. The story of the movie…
Das Wiener Gemüseorchester – The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra Posted by Sandra Rösner on Nov 15, 2011
Do you play an instrument? Maybe the carrot? The cucumber? The pepper? The celeriac? Leek? Or parsley? What sounds like a vegetarian shopping list are, for some people, indeed tools to make music. How can music be fresher and healthier than that? The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra was founded in 1998 and consists of twelve…
Bernhard Schlink: Der Vorleser – The Reader, I Posted by Sandra Rösner on Sep 24, 2011
Als ich fünfzehn war, hatte ich Gelbsucht. Die Krankheit begann im Herbst und endete im Frühjahr. Je kälter und dunkler das alte Jahr wurde, desto schwächer wurde ich. Erst mit dem neuen Jahr ging es aufwärts. Der Januar war warm, und meine Mutter richtete mir das Bett auf dem Balkon. Ich sah den Himmel, die…