Week #3: "Little Brother Dance With Me" from Germany
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Music in Germany
There are many important German classical music composers including Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Robert Shumann and Richard Wagner. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in what is now called Austria but he created the field of German Opera.
Volksmusic and Oompah music are traditional folk music styles from Germany. These types of music use guitars, harmonicas and brass instruments.
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Food in Germany
German food
Germany is known for Sauerkraut, Sausages and Brezeln (pretzels)
Many German dishes contain meat including pork, beef and veal or fish
Sauerkraut: made from cabbage - translated to "sour cabbage." It is eater with potatoes and meat
Semmelknoedel: bread dumplings, made to go with meat and/or mushrooms
Spargel: white asparagus
Black Forest Cake: dark chocolate cake with whipped cream and cherries
Weisswurst: sausage made of finely chopped pork and bcon
Stollen and Lebkuchen: cakes and biscuits
Breizen and different kinds of bread.
Sports in Germany
Soccer (called football in Germany), hockey, basketball and handball are very popular sports in Germany. Wintersports, including skiing and luge are also popular.
Ice Hockey in Germany
Song Lyrics
Little Brother Dance with Me (Brüderlein, komm tanz mit mir)
Little brother, dance with me (bow to partner) Take both my hands (hold hands facing partner) Once this way, once that way (step left, step right) Round and round it's not hard (partners go in circle)
With your hands, you clap, clap, clap, With your feet, you tap, tap, tap Once this way, once that way Round and round it's not hard
With your head, you nod, nod, nod With your fingers, you click, click, click. Once this way, once that way Round and round it's not hard.
Oh, you did that really well Oh, I wouldn't have guessed! Once this way, once that way Round and round it's not hard.
Brüderlein, komm tanz mit mir, Beide Hände reich ich dir, Einmal hin, einmal her, rundherum, das ist nicht schwer.
Mit den Händen klapp, klapp, klapp, Mit den Füssen trapp, trapp, trapp, Einmal hin, einmal her, Rundherum, das ist nicht schwer.
Mit dem Köpfchen nick, nick, nick Mit den Fingerchen tick, tick, tick. Einmal hin, einmal her, Rundherum, das ist nicht schwer.
Ei, das hast du fein gemacht Ei, das hätt ich nicht gedacht! Einmal hin, einmal her, Rundherum, das ist nicht schwer.
Background
This week's folk song is "Little Brother Dance with Me", from Germany. It is a partner dance song. Dance songs help us learn to follow the beat and rhythm of music while playing with our friends.
Geography: Germany is a country in Europe.
Capital: Berlin is the capital of Germany
Germany has a population of 82 million people
Climate: Germany has a temperate climate. The temperature changes with the seasons but in general it doesn't get too cold in the winter or too hot in the summer.
Black Forest Cake
Breizen and Weisswurst
Language:
The official language in Germany is "standard German."