Tag Archives: Music
Rock am Ring Posted by jan on Jun 12, 2013
Today I´m going to tell you something about Germany´s biggest music festival called Rock am Ring that took place last weekend at the Nürburgring. Due to its size it already might be familiar to some of you, but trotzdem (nevertheless) in my opinion it´s worth an article about German culture. As every year the line…
How to say that in German? – Nickelback “Gotta be somebody” Posted by Sandra Rösner on Aug 3, 2012
I guess most of you wonder what Nickelback has to do with the German language or culture. Well to be honest, absolutely nothing! But after I have translated several German lyrics into English I want to turn the tables and translate English songs into German. The first reason why I decided to do this is…
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 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…
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…