Anyone else read Heinlein’s “Number of the Beast”? Stuff like this always make me think of the definition he gave in that book for the degree of literacy a man needed before he could consider himself literate. His own native language, ancient Latin or Greek, and able to speak and read at least two foreign languages. Still important skills in todays information age.
As far as I could tell from Google translate (and how I could transcribe the old German) “Pleasure schooner, godlike spark, daughter of Elysium.We enter fire imbibed Sensualyour Zeuber”
Okay, I was having fun belting this out loud (I’ve sung this as an alto in choirs many times), but I am stumped by “Rolling in the Deep”. Not familiar with the song, but the change in typeface helps. Can’t find fraktur anymore.
Bill Thompson almost 13 years ago
That isn’t how the Ode to Joy goes? Now you tell me!
pcolli almost 13 years ago
Might I suggest " not fade away…."
pschearer Premium Member almost 13 years ago
I’ve been singing it wrong all these years?
Friday China gutter pumpkinDoctor Seuss on lithiumFur betrayed them fired trunk inHim lichen dine Heimlich dumb.
Kvasir42 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Is this after Bill and Ted kidnapped him?
vwdualnomand almost 13 years ago
can anyone translate this to english? the only german i know is arbeit macht frei and deutchland uber alles.
Durak Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Anyone else read Heinlein’s “Number of the Beast”? Stuff like this always make me think of the definition he gave in that book for the degree of literacy a man needed before he could consider himself literate. His own native language, ancient Latin or Greek, and able to speak and read at least two foreign languages. Still important skills in todays information age.
steverinoCT almost 13 years ago
“I know a little German. There he is, over there!” —Top Secret
Pab Sungenis creator almost 13 years ago
The lyrics, except for the interpolation of “Rolling in the Deep,” are from “Ode to Joy,” as is the sheet music (Beethoven’s 9th).
KMP50 almost 13 years ago
As far as I could tell from Google translate (and how I could transcribe the old German) “Pleasure schooner, godlike spark, daughter of Elysium.We enter fire imbibed Sensualyour Zeuber”
emjaycee almost 13 years ago
Okay, I was having fun belting this out loud (I’ve sung this as an alto in choirs many times), but I am stumped by “Rolling in the Deep”. Not familiar with the song, but the change in typeface helps. Can’t find fraktur anymore.
Pab Sungenis creator almost 13 years ago
http://youtu.be/rYEDA3JcQqw
DonVanni almost 13 years ago
Ahhh…. Music to crush Kaoru by…
mdblanche almost 13 years ago
Not as Romantic as French, Italian, Spanish, or even English.
vwdualnomand almost 13 years ago
isn’t all german better when someone else yells it out? every movie i saw where they have german speakers, they yell it out. like schnell, schnell.