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"Mein Fahrrad" is an amusing German song about a man and his bicycle. You can find the lyrics in German here (http://www.asklyrics.com/display/Die_Prinzen/Mein_Fahrrad_Lyrics/60390.htm).
Here is my translation of the lyrics, but not meant to rhyme or fit the music--
Not long ago I was riding around on my bicycle at120 km/hr
And, I could only hope
the police were not watching me
Then I would have to pay a fine
They would take me before a judge
and my poor little bicycle would
stand alone by the door.
Oh, how I love my bicycle!
Just why I do not know.
I will be true to my bicycle
in contrast to my wife
I will never depart from it
For we fly as on clouds
because we understand each other so well
Every snot drives an Opel
Every ape drives a Ford
Every idiot drives a Porsche
Every butt an Audi Sport
Every screwball drives a Manta
Every dummy a Jaguar
Only people who know how to enjoy life ride a bicycle
and they are always the first to arrive
My bicycle is not lilac
For I will not have that
It is not brown
because I cannot endure it
No, I have painted it blue
from the saddle to the tube
I find that particularly fitting
since I am often blue, too
(“Blue” is German slang for inebriated.)
Die Prinzen ("The Princes") is a pop music group in Germany which consists of five former choirboys from St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. You can get their CDs through stores like Barnes & Noble.
Here is my translation of the lyrics, but not meant to rhyme or fit the music--
Not long ago I was riding around on my bicycle at120 km/hr
And, I could only hope
the police were not watching me
Then I would have to pay a fine
They would take me before a judge
and my poor little bicycle would
stand alone by the door.
Oh, how I love my bicycle!
Just why I do not know.
I will be true to my bicycle
in contrast to my wife
I will never depart from it
For we fly as on clouds
because we understand each other so well
Every snot drives an Opel
Every ape drives a Ford
Every idiot drives a Porsche
Every butt an Audi Sport
Every screwball drives a Manta
Every dummy a Jaguar
Only people who know how to enjoy life ride a bicycle
and they are always the first to arrive
My bicycle is not lilac
For I will not have that
It is not brown
because I cannot endure it
No, I have painted it blue
from the saddle to the tube
I find that particularly fitting
since I am often blue, too
(“Blue” is German slang for inebriated.)
Die Prinzen ("The Princes") is a pop music group in Germany which consists of five former choirboys from St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. You can get their CDs through stores like Barnes & Noble.