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Terra X - Woher kommen die Farben Schwarz-Rot-Gold?

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

Die Nationalfarben der Deutschen sind Schwarz, Rot und Gold. Die Ursprünge dafür reichen bis ins Mittelalter, haben aber auch etwas mit der Geschichte der Demokratie in Deutschland zu tun.

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Weihnachtsinterviews - Paula in Karlsruhe

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany High German Palatine German

Paula interviews people at Karlsruhe's Christmas market. She wants to know what presents they have bought and how they like the market.

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Caption 40 [de]: Nein, ich denke, das hat was mit der Gesamtsituation zu tun,
Caption 40 [en]: No, I think it has something to do with the overall situation,

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WDR Lokalzeit - Entropia

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany High German

Eighteen-year-old Piet Mundry made the feature film Entropia together with amateur actors, and directed it himself. The plot: Charles returns to his childhood home town and encounters old friends and enemies who will change his future. With entropy as an alibi for his revenge, Charles begins to create chaos in Lüdinghausen.

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Caption 23 [de]: Die Story habe nichts mit seiner persönlichen Geschichte zu tun, erklärt er.
Caption 23 [en]: The story has nothing to do with his personal history, he explains.

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Deutsche Sagen - Die tapferen Weiber von Weinsberg - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany High German

A greedy king, a castle, a siege, and a trio of brave (and hungry) citizens… what will happen next? Discover the “The Ruse of the Brave Women of Weinsberg,” a legend that takes us back to High Middle Ages!

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Caption 58 [de]: und so berieten sie, was zu tun sei.
Caption 58 [en]: and thus they discussed what to do.

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Ann Doka & Band - New Country aus dem Rhein-Main-Gebiet

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

Ann Doka and Band are a country band from, of all places, the Rhine-Main region in Germany. They have just released their third LP Could've Been Mine, so check out their surprisingly good Nashville-German sound!

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Caption 21 [de]: das ist 'ne ganz tolle Geschichte, aber das hat mit, äh, „New Country“ jetzt nicht sehr viel zu tun.
Caption 21 [en]: it's a really great history, but it has, uh, not very much to do with new country now.

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Astrid North - Solo-Debüt

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

For years, she was the lead singer of the band Cultured Pearls, but now Astrid North has begun a new solo career with her album "Dither." Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

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Caption 9 [de]: ähm, des Stückes und auch des Sängers oder der Sängerin zu tun
Caption 9 [en]: um, of the piece and also of the [male] singer or [female] singer

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Märchen - Sagenhaft - Rotkäppchen und der Wolf

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

Another grim fairy tale from the twisted minds of a 17th century European. Not satisfied with merely cutting the wolf open, they fill him with stones so that he can drag himself to a horrible death. (No endangered species were harmed in the making of this cartoon!)

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Caption 97 [de]: auch das zu tun, was ihre [sic, seine] Mutter gesagt hatte.
Caption 97 [en]: also to do what her mother had said.

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Märchen - Sagenhaft - Der Zauberlehrling

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

Bastian Pastewka narrates the tale of the magician's apprentice, based on a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. See for yourself if there is a lesson to be learned in this classic story!

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Caption 73 [de]: Der Junge war völlig verzweifelt. Er hatte keine Ahnung, was er tun sollte.
Caption 73 [en]: The Boy was totally desperate. He had no idea what he should do.

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„Mini-Marxe“ - In Trier

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

These red figures are not mutated garden gnomes, they are the founding father of Communism, Karl Marx! Artist Ottmar Hörl from Nuremberg created 500 of these statues to celebrate Marx's 195th birthday.

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Caption 21 [de]: aber das hat nichts mit meiner Bewusstseinshaltung zu tun.
Caption 21 [en]: but that has nothing to do with my [political] mindset.

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Märchen - Sagenhaft - Die kleine Meerjungfrau

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

Poor, poor Little Mermaid! Most fairytales have happy endings, but Hans Christian Andersen decided to dash this fishy princess on the rocks... wonderfully animated and narrated by Bastian Pastewka, enjoy!

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Caption 81 [de]: aber die kleine Meerjungfrau konnte niemandem etwas zuleide tun.
Caption 81 [en]: but the Little Mermaid couldn't hurt anyone.

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Märchen - Sagenhaft - Die drei Brüder

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

The old folk tale "The Three Brothers" is about the meaning of work and family, as well as the treasures that are to be found in the soil. From the series Legendary: Tales from Around the World.

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Caption 63 [de]: Was sollten sie tun? Eine der Schwestern hatte eine Idee.
Caption 63 [en]: What should they do? One of the sisters had an idea.

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Märchen - Sagenhaft - Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany High German North German

This is the classic tale of rural musicians who go to the city to "make it big," only to frighten off some robbers and settle in the country instead. Okay, it is not that story, but this tale has become a symbol of the city of Bremen, despite the fact that they never actually made it there! Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

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Caption 32 [de]: Was soll ich nur tun?“
Caption 32 [en]: But what should I do?"

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Helge Schneider - Auf der Bühne geht's mir gut

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

There are some who claim that you need a few beers in your fist for Helge Schneider to be funny, then there are others (like myself) who find this talented, hilarious comedian nothing less than a national treasure of Germany. Viel Spaß! (video copyright dpa)

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Caption 7 [de]: bin ich eigentlich nicht so... ich muss immer was zu tun haben.
Caption 7 [en]: I'm actually not such... I always have to have something to do.

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Märchen - Sagenhaft - Rumpelstilzchen

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

This wonderful animated version of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Rumpelstiltskin" features the many guises of narrator Bastian Pastewka. "Rumpelstiltskin" seems to have some very ambiguous morals: Lying to the powerful about your daughter is good? Marrying a powerful man is good, even if he is a swine? Never give a rich woman with a baby a second chance? See if you can figure it out!

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Caption 76 [de]: die sie besaß. Sie war bereit alles zu tun,
Caption 76 [en]: that she possessed. She was willing to do anything

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Märchen - Sagenhaft - Der Froschkönig

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

Check out this animated version of the classic Grimm Brothers' fairytale "The Frog Prince," with a lively narration by Bastian Pastewka.

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Caption 49 [de]: Die Prinzessin wollte nichts zu tun haben mit der widerwärtigen Kröte [sic],
Caption 49 [en]: The Princess wanted nothing to do with the vile toad [sic],

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