german to english am tagen wie diesen fettes brot!!

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  1. paulk89 said:

    Smile german to english am tagen wie diesen fettes brot!!

    hi can anyone tell me what am tagen wie diesen by fettes brot is about i do not need a word for word translation only a few quotes and the general meaning of the song thanks a million!!
     
  2. pollyanna said:

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    Hi..paulk89...I can't give you much, but i have spoken with a German born friend, who is looking for it. Tagen is daily, and Brot is bread...but unless it has to to with "Give us each day our daily bread", I'm stumped for now. Peter will try to find the song somewhere..do you know where you heard it or if it is a modern song? Pollyanna
     
  3. pollyanna said:

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    I found out (although you probably know this) that Fettes Brot is the name of a group, and the song is Am tagen wie diesen. I'll keep trying. pollyanna
     
  4. Kartoffel said:

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    The group's name translates to "Fat Bread", which is slang, I'm guessing. I believe I read once it was slang for 'cool' or something of that sort? And the song, I believe, is called "On days like this" in English, but I am not completely sure.

    I'm sorry that I cannot help you with anything else, I would try, but I have not heard the song nor seen its lyrics.

    Sorry, mate.
    Last edited by Kartoffel; 01-03-2007 at 01:02 PM. Reason: Accidentally misused a punctuation mark.
     
  5. wolkenschieber said:

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    I translated the first stanza. If I have time I translate the rest.

    Moin, moin, (is used in northern Germany as hello)
    what's up?
    everything's ok with you?
    what time?
    almost nine, okay.
    I want to leave, get breakfast.
    I switch on the walkman and open the door
    run along the street to Kaufmann's
    because there you get the best gems/rolls
    I read the newspaper at the counter
    Something about a big attack
    with lots of bombs on a small town
    many people died
    and destroyed it in just one night.
    I pay and leave
    and hear the news anchor
    the status worsened dramatically, again; fantastic weather today
    suddenly a boom, thousand shards everywhere
    neighbor's cat got hit in a car accident
    the sight can spoil your mood
    what was this thinking, dying in front of my eyes?
     
  6. LeeMan said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by paulk89 View Post
    hi can anyone tell me what am tagen wie diesen by fettes brot is about i do not need a word for word translation only a few quotes and the general meaning of the song thanks a million!!
    Fettes Brot really means Fat Bread and the song (An Tagen wie diesen - On days like these) is about all the problems in the world, about hunger, poverty and terrorism...

    The Corus means:

    absolute Wahnsinnsshow
    im Fernsehen und im Radio
    die Sonne lacht so schadenfroh
    an Tagen wie diesen
    niemand der mir sagt wieso
    beim Frühstück oder Abendbrot
    die Fragen bohren so gnadenlos
    an Tagen wie diesen


    Absolutly crazy show,
    on TV and radio,
    the sun is smiling harm-gladly,
    on days like these...
    Nobody who tells me why,
    at breakfest or dinner,
    the questions bore merciless,
    on days like these....

    I hope it helps you!
    Greetings from Germany,
    Leeman
     
  7. pollyanna said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by LeeMan View Post
    Fettes Brot really means Fat Bread and the song (An Tagen wie diesen - On days like these) is about all the problems in the world, about hunger, poverty and terrorism...

    The Corus means:

    absolute Wahnsinnsshow
    im Fernsehen und im Radio
    die Sonne lacht so schadenfroh
    an Tagen wie diesen
    niemand der mir sagt wieso
    beim Frühstück oder Abendbrot
    die Fragen bohren so gnadenlos
    an Tagen wie diesen


    Absolutly crazy show,
    on TV and radio,
    the sun is smiling harm-gladly,
    on days like these...
    Nobody who tells me why,
    at breakfest or dinner,
    the questions bore merciless,
    on days like these....

    I hope it helps you!
    Greetings from Germany,
    Leeman
    Thank you for the help, Leeman