Die Fantastischen Vier: Die da

Warum ist das relevant?

• Thema: Liebe
  • Two guys tell each other (at length) about their great new girlfriends (die da = that one over there). Interestingly, their girlfriends have something in common: dass sie freitags nicht kann [=that she's not free on Fridays]. Towards the end of the song, they discover why that is...
• Warning: the video is visually somewhat sexist, in a dated and ironic sort of way
• Suggestion: The video is actually somewhat misleading, so to really follow the song, which is very witty and quite comprehensible, you could play the video but not watch it, and instead follow along with the lyrics (see the link below)!

Songtext: Klicken Sie hier!

Herbert Grönemeyer: Der Weg

Warum ist das relevant?

• Gute Beispiele von Perfekt
  • Note the first and last verse are in the Present tense
  • Note the use of war & waren
  • Note that the "du hast"/"wir haben" are occasionally omitted, leaving only the past participle (e.g. in the verse after the chorus)
  • Note the play on words: "Wir haben den Regen gebogen" = "We bent the rain"; der Regenbogen = rainbow
• Thema: Liebe
  • Grönemeyer, whose wife died in 1998, is singing about what he loved about her, and their life together.

Songtext: Klicken Sie hier!

• Note this document also includes lyrics to a number of other well-known songs you may want to look for e.g. on Youtube.

Das Wetter: Die Moderatorin kann nicht aufhören [=can't stop] zu lachen...