Die schönsten Tage is a song by German pop/hip hop duo SDP and German singer and rapper Clueso. It appears on SDP’s 2022 album entitled Ein gutes schlechtes Vorbild. It reached #13 on the German charts. Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations mal – This term, meaning times or multiplied by, Read more…
“Irgendwo da draußen” is a song by German singer/songwriter Max Giesinger. It appears on his 2021 album VIER. Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations irgendwo da draußen – I know, you’re asking “doesn’t this mean somewhere out there?” While this would be a correct translation, as changing the word order doesn’t Read more…
“Vorbei” is a 2022 non-album single by German singer Pietro Lombardi. It reached number 4 on the German singles chart. Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations auch wenn – This phrase carries its literal meanings of even if, even though or even when. Zeit brauchen – This phrase means to take time. Read more…
“Mit Dir” is a song by German rapper Sido. It has spent 18 weeks on the German singles chart, where it peaked at 3. It is currently sitting at 18. Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations ‘Bonnie und Clyde’ – This is a reference to Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Read more…
“Die Welt steht auf Pause” is a single by German singer, songwriter and producer Adel Tawil. It is a non-album single that was released in July of 2021. Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations ‘hin und her’ – This phrase means ‘to and fro’, ‘back and forth’ or ‘in and out’. Read more…
“Ein neues Jahr” is a New Year’s song written by German singer/songwriter and producer Xavier Naidoo. It was released in December of 2017. Song information from Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations ‘Erden’ – This is the plural of the noun ‘Erde’ meaning ‘Earth’. However, it is also the now mostly Read more…
This popular German Christmas carol dates back to the 19th century. This version is performed by Russian-born German singer and Schlager star Helene Fischer. Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations This is a pretty simple song and doesn’t leave much to go over, aside from a few examples of the diminutive Read more…
“Die Guten Zeiten” is a song by German singer-songwriters Wincent Weiss and Johannes Oerding. It was released in June of 2021 and reached number 14 on the German singles chart. Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations ‘Morgen’ – The noun ‘Morgen’ is a masculine noun (Der Morgen) meaning ‘the morning’. However, Read more…
“Drei Uhr Nachts” is a collaboration between German singer Mark Forster and German singer/songwriter LEA. It is the third single released off of Forster’s fifth studio album Musketiere. It reached number 8 on the German radio hits chart and number 15 on the German singles chart. Cultural References, Idioms and Read more…
“Willkommen Zurück” is a collaboration between German singer/songwriters Clueso and Andreas Bourani. Last week it was number 59 on the German radio hits chart. Cultural References, Idioms and Explanations ‘sich um etw drehen’ – Literally translating as ‘to revolve itself around’, this phrase means ‘to concern something’ or ‘to be Read more…