Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The German band Wir Sind Helden (“We are Heroes”) in a loving tribute to Bob Dylan’s 1965 classic film footage for “Subterranean Homesick Blues” with their 2005 single “Nur ein Wort”.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The band Wir sind Helden ("We are Heroes") gives an energetic performance of their hit song "Aurélie."
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
In "Wer wenn nicht wir" (Who, If Not Us?), singer Wincent Weiss reminds us how important it is to connect with the people closest to us.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Wincent Weiss is a singer originally from the northern federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. "Frische Luft" (Fresh Air) is about being torn between wanting to stay and wanting to move on.
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: Intermediate
Germany
“Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht” (known as “Silent Night” in English) is one of the best-known Christmas carols on the planet, and the definitive Christmas song in the German-speaking world. It was first performed on December 24, 1818 in a Roman Catholic church in Oberndorf, a village near Salzburg, with a melody by Franz Xaver Gruber and lyrics by Joseph Mohr. Since then, the original German text has been adapted into 320 languages and dialects worldwide.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Featuring rapper Sido, Vanessa Mai's song "Happy End" is about the end of a relationship and how difficult it is to forget the other person.
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
After Lena Meyer-Landrut’s Grand Prix victory with “Satellite”, Uwu Lena changed this song ever so slightly. The result is the World Cup song ”(Ger)many oh (Ger)many.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Live clips from Undertube TV of the songs “Not Moving” [Nicht bewegen] and “Lifetime” [Leben lang] by the emo-singer from Berlin with the unusual name Sonne, Mond und ich [Sun, Moon and I].
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Old meets new when German rock legend Udo Lindenberg and young German singer Clueso team up to perform Udo’s old classic hit 'Cello' together. What beautiful sound they create!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
This is a song about immortality and the footprint we leave behind, according to Udo Lindenberg, who sings it together with Apache 207. A star was even named after this song on January 25, 2023!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
“Zarathustra’s Roundelay” is a poem that appears twice in Nietzsche’s Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra). Here, singer Caroline Tudyka transforms the lines of the poem into lyrics, which she then imbues with profound sorrow.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
This song by Caroline Tudyka in French and German is based on a poem by German-Jewish poet Else Lasker-Schüler, one of the greatest poets in German history. Lasker-Schüler fled from the Nazis and died in Jerusalem in January 1945. She always longed to return to the Berlin of her memories, before so much of it was bombed.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
They say that women are similar to the flowers they wear — but what if someone happens to be a little prickly? Caroline Tudyka sings "Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus" (My Little Green Cactus), one of the most famous songs by the 1930s German vocal ensemble known as the "Comedian Harmonists.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
"Unter die Haut" ("Under the Skin") is the new single from Tim Bendzko, and features singer Cassandra Steen. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
A song from Tim Bendzko’s debut album Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
“Sag einfach ja” [“Simply say yes”] is a nice pop song about love from Tim Bendzko’s debut album “Wenn Worte meine Sprache wären…” [“If Words were my Language”].
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
This is the title track from the latest Tim Bendzko album entitled “Am seidenen Faden” (“Upon Silken Thread”). Incredibly filmed, with images ranging from an enticing woman angel floating through the air to a gray-bearded man crawling in the desert, this video is a must-see for fans of fantasy and beautiful music alike. Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Tim Bendzko says that he hopes his song "Hoch" inspires and motivates people to go the extra mile. The singer was born in former East Berlin and is one of the best-known German pop stars.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Lena and Wincent are both amazed and moved beyond words by 10-year-old Berenike's performance. But whose team will she decide to join?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The many talented German TV personality and musician Stefan Raab performs a World Cup fight song. In Germany this is a genre of music all its own. Here he and his band fire it up with "Wir kommen, um ihn zu holen" ["We're Coming to Get it"]. Learn a few new colorful idioms relating to the subject of... what else? - winning, of course! Viel Spaß beim Mitfiebern!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The song “Lass mich nie mehr los” [Don’t Ever Let Me Go Again] by the German indie rock band Sportfreunde Stiller.
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