Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Hailing from the city of Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia, Hava is a German rapper of Bosnian-Turkish descent. In "Ja sagen," she sings about the feeling of being truly in love for the first time after a series of meaningless relationships.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
This song tells the story of a deaf girl who plays music at high volume because she can only enjoy it when she feels it in her stomach and the floor trembles. Her neighbors are less enthusiastic.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
With "June," Becks, whose real name is Rebecca Thomalla, has written a rousing summer song that is as energizing as a new romance.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
The ballad "Lieb mich" ("Love me") by AYLIVA is about the longing for love and forgiveness, about vulnerability and the fear of losing someone.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Alligatoah—real name Lukas Strobel—makes witty rap songs. In "Du bist schön" ("You are beautiful"), he mocks our superficial obsession with beauty, cleverly incorporating cultural references, quotations, and puns into his lyrics.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
This song, released in 1986, was Rio Reiser's first hit as a solo artist after his work with the band Ton Steine Scherben. Born Ralph Möbius, he was always known for his political views, which are also expressed here.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
In this song, LEA expresses the suffering that a long-distance relationship can cause. There is no happy ending here, but rather a sense of resignation and the desire to be alone after all.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
This song is about the breakdown of a relationship that you can't or don't want to let go of, even if the photos are slowly fading and you ask yourself every day when it will finally be easier.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
A new romance and plenty of sun, sand, and sea... But will it last forever or just for one night?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Silbermond is a German pop rock band from Bautzen, Saxony. Singer Stefanie Kloß wrote the song "In meiner Erinnerung" about her father, who died when she was young. This video shows the band recording the song in France.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
"Schneeflöcken, Weißröckchen" is actually a winter song, but it is also sung throughout Germany during Advent and Christmas. Learn the words here!
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
Who doesn't dream of having lots of money? Die Prinzen, one of Germany's most famous pop bands, list various ways of achieving this goal in their song "Millionär." Fun fact: Before they formed the Prinzen, most of the band's members were singers in the St. Thomas Choir of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig—a choir that was founded in 1212 and conducted by Johann Sebastian Bach from 1723-1750.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
"Niemals allein" ("Never alone") is Sophia's debut single and a declaration of love to her partner, as well as a promise to always be there for them.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Austria Austrian
Musical duo Wiener Blond sings "Der letzte Kaiser" in the Viennese dialect—clearly a declaration of love for Austria's capital and the very special attitude toward life that prevails there.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
Henning May's voice is simply unmistakable and sooo beautiful ... and the beat, mixed with Spanish rhythms, is absolutely catchy! Check it out!
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
This is a melancholy and haunting song about what remains of you when you leave this world. Love would be the best answer.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
The lyrics of this song are about the end of a relationship and the feelings of insecurity and loss that come with it. The protagonist of the song keeps getting messages from Emily, who wants something from him, but he can't or won't respond.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
The song "Zerrissen" is about a man who has become emotionally distant from his partner, who asks why this has happened.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
The theme song for the movie Das schönste Mädchen der Welt is performed by LEA and Cyril, who also acts in the movie. When you're in love, you stop acting rationally—that's exactly what this song is about.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
This song by the pop-rock band Juli is about the end of summer and is both upbeat and melancholy at the same time.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
This anti-war song was originally released by Reinhard Mey in 1986. In 2020, he recorded this new version together with several other musicians to promote the work of the charity Friedensdorf International, which provides aid to sick and injured children from war-torn areas.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany Colognian High German
Henning May from the band AnnenMayKantereit sings a revamped version of their song "Tommi" together with singer-songwriter Ina Müller.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
The band Sportfreunde Stiller can be seen in the video for their song "Das Geschenk" ("The Gift") hiking among the fjords, black rock, and lush green meadows through Iceland, the island of contrasts, the land of fire and ice. Both the beautiful lyrics and the music are very catchy!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Sofia Portanet's voice is incredibly impressive, and her lyrics leave plenty of room for interpretation. Likely to appeal to fans of The Cure or Siouxsie and the Banshees, her musical style could be described as a mixture of New German Wave, Indie, and Art Pop.
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