Tag Archives: German music
German music: Ostrock (Karussell – Als ich fortging) Posted by Sandra Rösner on Aug 27, 2012
I have already published several post about German song lyrics and their English translations but those were rather new songs. This time I would like go back in time and suggest a song from the 1980s by a band from the former German Democratic Republic. Karussell (carousel) is a German band from Leipzig and they…
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 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…
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…