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Learn
or Improve Your German With Nursery Rhymes
Nursery
Rhymes are a useful device in language learning. They provide a window into a
language's culture, vocabulary and ideas. As they are written primarily for
children, they are ideal resources for language beginners. Here are a few of our
German favorites:
'Wenn
der Regen niederbraust'
| Wenn der Regen niederbraust, |
When the rain bursts down, |
| Wenn der Sturm das Feld durchsaust, |
When the storm soaks through the field, |
| Bleiben M�dchen oder Buben |
Stay little girls or boys |
| H�bsch daheim in Ihren Stuben |
Nice at home in their rooms |
| Robert aber dachte: "Nein! - |
Robert however thought: "No! - |
| Das mu� drau�en herrlich sein!" |
That must be magnificent outside!" |
| Und im Feld platschet er |
And in the field he splashes |
| Mit dem Regenschirm umher. |
About with the umbrella. |
'Hans Guck-in-die-Luft'
| Wenn der Hans zur Schule ging, |
When Hans went to the school, |
| Stets sein Blick am Himmel hing. |
Always his sight hung on heaven. |
| Nach den D�chern, Wolken,
Schwalben |
Past the roofs, clouds, swallows |
| Schaut er aufw�rts allenthalben: |
He looks upwards everywhere: |
| Vor die eignen F��e dicht, |
Right in front of his own feet, |
| Ja, da sah der Bursche nicht, |
Yes, (even) there saw the lad not, |
| Also da� ein jeder ruft: |
Thus that everyone cries: |
| "Seht den Hans Guck-in-die-Luft!" |
"Look, Hans Head-in-the-Air!" |
Further Resources:
Practise your German further with our 'Red
Riding Hood' bilingual excerpt.
Read our French nursery rhymes, complete with
translation notes.
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