If you are a German expat living in the US you might miss many things, from good chocolate to German windows and reading German books. For latter, I have summarized some options how you can read German books when you live in the US.
Category: Books, Music, Art
Lotte Reiniger, born in 1899, was a German film pioneer. She made the first feature length animated movie, using silhouette animation.
Considering the chicken dance is staple of Oktoberfest celebrations in the US you would think it’s a German tradition. But the song is actually Swiss, and called “Ententanz.”
Sing this German May Song to welcome May: Der Mai ist gekommen. Written by Geibel in 1841, set to music by Lyra in 1842
“Geh’ aus, mein Herz und suche Freud'” (Go forth, my heart and seek delight) is a known and popular summer song. It was written by pastor and poet Paul Gerhardt in 1653. Take a listen.
The first woman to be admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts of Munich, Marie Ellenrieder was a court painter and created religious art still admired today.
Famous composer and musician Max Reger set Friedrich Hebbel’s poem “Requiem” (Seele, vergiss sie nicht) to music. Read more about Hebbel and Reger and listen to the beautiful requiem.
Maybe you know him as the little brother of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, but Ludwig Emil Grimm was an artist in his own right: a painter, etcher, and engraver. Take a look at his life and artwork.
Alfred Hitchcock movies are popular in many countries. But the titles are translated into different languages but it’s not always a direct translation. Continue reading to find out what Hitchcock’s movies are called in German.
Cinderella, Aschenputtel, Aschenbrödel – one of the most beloved fairy tale characters has many names, and even more versions. Read here about the two most prominent ones.
