Added: 09/26/2005 |
Learn foreign languages and enjoy musical lyricsLearning foreign languages through popular musical lyrics can be a real indulgence. First, you will listen to music, which you like; second, contemporary technologies and the internet offer the possibilities of using a great variety of musical lyrics, radio lyrics or soundtrack lyrics, satisfying any fastidious taste. And finally, it will widely broaden your vocabulary and your experience of translation and interpretation of lyrics, give you the knowledge of how popular music is composed and structured, etc.
It does not mean that the other methods should be absolutely ignored; on the contrary, the learning methods should be harmonically interwoven in order to have the best results. Here we will dwell on learning the German language through popular musical lyrics and the first German band, which can be recommended, is Rammstein, whose album "Sehnsucht" has become a top seller in the USA. A very important fact about Rammstein's cd albums, presented to the English-speaking countries, is that all the cds are provided with printed musical lyrics, thus, it is possible to translate all the songs into English. The second, not less important thing, is that Rammstein's lyrics are simple, nevertheless, quite original and, in many places, extravagant, thus, it will be interesting to know what the performers are singing about.
If you do not like music of this style, you can choose something milder and softer, for instance, Die Prinzen. Prinzen's songs consist of witty music lyrics and touching melodies. Another talented German musician is Herbert Grunemeyer. His lyrics are sometimes difficult to interpret even for the Germans, still, it can be an excellent experience of getting to know how to translate and interpret lyrics with a complicated content.
One more famous pop singer in German is Nena. In 1983, she became popular with a hit "99 Luftballons" and abruptly disappeared somewhere for many years. However, in 2005, she appeared with a new cd album, which highlighted her once again. Several songs from her cd album "willst du mit mir gehn" are available in the German radio charts.
Some other German artists and groups should be taken into consideration. These are "Die Fantastischen Vier", performing German rap or hip-hop, "Minchner Freiheit", presenting his soft teenie-rock with understandable lyrics and Marius Miller Westernhagen.
What is more important today is that not only the musical store next to your location can provide you with albums you have chosen for learning the German language, but your personal computer and the internet will be your best friends in finding absolutely everything you need today and tomorrow. It is possible to purchase the cds of nearly all the modern performers via amazon.com. It is also possible to find out English translations of the songs and compare them with those of your own. The translations of German musical lyrics are available on http://herzeleid.com/en/lyrics. If you prefer to listen to German radio, look through http://www.tvradioworld.com/region3/deu/, a web site, offering the information and links to German television network and stations, as well as an abundance of radio stations.
It can be recommended to listen to soundtrack lyrics of musicals and cartoons, translate and learn the words. In any case, these are the main options, however, there are a lot more of them.
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