LEARN MORE GERMAN WITH SONGS
6) IT’S GRANDMA’S BIRTHDAY TODAY
(CD track 17-18)
Chorus:
It’s Grandma’s birthday today. (3x)
Who is coming to her party?
Her best friend Emilie and all the family!
1. Granddad comes, walking with a stick. Mum is wearing a pleated
skirt.
Dad brings her red roses. My brother Max is wearing purple
trousers.
It’s Grandma’s birthday today…
2. Little sister Susi comes in. My cousin Sven trips her up.
My sweet little cousin is wearing a ribbon bow and her name is
Katrine.
It’s Grandma’s birthday today…
3. My favourite aunt Sibylle is wearing trendy sunglasses.
Next to her stands uncle Fritz. He tells us a joke.
It’s Grandma’s birthday today…
4. We are eating potato salad and sausages.
Beer and juice are quenching the thirst.
Grandma is becoming emotional.
And we sing one more time:
It’s Grandma’s birthday today…
All: Happy birthday!
from: Learn More German with Songs - Book and CD (Martina Schwarz) © Goethe-Institut
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German
der Geburtstag
heute
Oma* hat heute Geburtstag.
Wer?
kommen
Wer kommt?
das Fest, ihr Fest
Wer kommt zu ihrem Fest?
die Freundin
der Freund
die beste Freundin
ganz
die ganze Familie
der Stock
Er geht am Stock.
Mama*
tragen
der Rock
der Faltenrock
Mama trägt nen (einen) Faltenrock.
English
the birthday
today
It’s grandma’s birthday today.
Who?
to come
Who is coming?
the party, her party
Who is coming to her party?
the (female) friend
the (male) friend
the best (female) friend
whole
the whole family
the stick
He walks with a (walking) stick.
mum
to wear
the skirt
the pleated skirt
Mum is wearing a pleated skirt.
Papa*
die Rose, die Rosen
rot
rote Rosen
bringen
Papa bringt ihr rote Rosen.
mein Bruder*
die Hose, die Hosen
lila
Mein Bruder Max trägt lila Hosen.
Also possible:
Mein Bruder Max trägt eine lila
Hose.
dad
the rose, roses
red
red roses
to bring
Dad brings her red roses.
my brother
the trousers
purple
My brother Max is wearing purple
trousers.
from: Learn More German with Songs - Book and CD (Martina Schwarz) © Goethe-Institut
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das Schwesterchen*
hereinkommen
Schwesterchen Susi kommt
herein.
mein Vetter*
(jemandem) ein Bein stellen
Mein Vetter Sven stellt ihr ein
Bein.
süß
klein
meine süße, kleine Kusine*
die Schleife
ne Schleife (short for: eine
Schleife)
meine Lieblingstante*
schick
die Brille, die Sonnenbrille
ne schicke Sonnenbrille (short
for: eine
schicke Sonnenbrille)
neben, neben ihr
stehen
Neben ihr steht Onkel* Fritz.
erzählen
der Witz
Er erzählt uns einen Witz.
einen Witz erzählen
essen
der Kartoffelsalat
die Wurst, die Würste
Wir essen Kartoffelsalat und
Wurst.
das Bier
the little sister
to come in, to enter
Little sister Susi is coming in.
my cousin
to trip somebody up
My cousin Sven trips her up.
sweet
small
my sweet, little cousin
the bow
a bow
my favourite aunt
trendy, fashionable, stylish
the glasses, sun glasses
trendy sunglasses
next to, next to her
to stand
Next to her stands uncle Fritz.
to tell
the joke
He tells us a joke.
to tell a joke
to eat
the potato salad
the sausage, sausages
We are eating potato salad with
sausages.
the beer
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der Saft
der Durst
löschen
den Durst löschen
emotional
ganz
singen
noch einmal
herzlichen Glückwunsch
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum
Geburtstag!
the juice
the thirst
to extinguish, to delete, here: to
quench
to quench the thirst
emotional, tearful
here: very
to sing
one more time
best wishes
Happy birthday!
*for further names of family members look at vocabulary for song 5:
My family
from: Learn More German with Songs - Book and CD (Martina Schwarz) © Goethe-Institut
London