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Germany High German
A night-time bike ride ends up being an attempt to make reality fade into the darkness.
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Adv Beginner
Germany High German
"Alle Vögel sind schon da" is one of the best-known German children's songs about spring. The lyrics were written in 1835 by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798-1874) and published in his poems in 1837.
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Adv 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.
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Adv 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.
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Adv 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.
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Adv 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!
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Adv 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.
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Adv 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.
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Adv 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!
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Adv 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.
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Adv 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.
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Adv 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!
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Adv Beginner
Germany High German
Covered here by the band AnnenMayKantereit, this was originally a Russian folk song that was rewritten for the 1939 movie "Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht" ("The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky") and sung by Swedish actress and singer Zarah Leander. After World War II, Zarah Leander became an icon of the gay rights movement with her ambiguous lyrics and smoky voice.
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Adv Beginner
Germany High German
Juli is a German rock band from Gießen. This song is about letting go of your fears and freeing yourself from anxiety.
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Adv Beginner
Austria Austrian
This song is about refusing to live by society's rules and about being there for each other despite life's adversities. It encourages us to rely on love and our inner wisdom, even when the world wants to tell us how to live.
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