Sunday, January 10, 2010

Mein Kleiner Gruener Kaktus

Weimar Germany may have ended in catastrophe, but what a party! Little wonder that some want to relive the fun.

Marek Weber is reincarnated in the form of Max Raabe und sein Palast Orchester:




Georg Scholz, Cactus and Semaphore, 1923

Thanks to susan s. for sending this in.

4 comments:

  1. Ah, I am so glad to see that you liked it!

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  2. A friend of mine puts these things up on Facebook from time to time... They were unknown to me, but so brilliant!

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  3. When you'd posted that wonderful video of Gold Diggers of 1935 (I just received in the mail the DVD "Busby Berkeley Collection." After listening to the video you posted, I found a link to Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester and have been enjoying them all. Now, I'm hooked on them. So glad you posted this!

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  4. If you feel so inclined, sing along:

    Mein Kleiner GrueNer Kaktus

    Blumen im Garten, so zwanzig Arten,
    von Rosen Tulpen und Narzissen,
    leisten sich heute die feinen Leute.
    Das will ich alles gar nicht wissen.

    Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus steht draußen am Balkon,
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!
    Was brauch' ich rote Rosen, was brauch' ich roten Mohn,
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!
    Und wenn ein Bösewicht was ungezog'nes spricht,
    dann hol' ich meinen Kaktus und der sticht, sticht, sticht.
    Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus steht draußen am Balkon,
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!

    Man find't gewöhnlich die Frauen ähnlich
    den Blumen die sie gerne haben.
    Doch ich sag täglich: Das ist nicht möglich,
    was soll'n die Leut' sonst von mir sagen.

    Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus steht draußen am Balkon,
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!
    Was brauch' ich rote Rosen, was brauch' ich roten Mohn,
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!
    Und wenn ein Bösewicht was ungezog'nes spricht,
    dann hol' ich meinen Kaktus und der sticht, sticht, sticht.
    Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus steht draußen am Balkon,
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!

    Heute um viere klopft's an die Türe,
    nanu, Besuch so früh am Tage?
    Es war Herr Krause vom Nachbarhause,
    er sagt: "Verzeih'n Sie wenn ich frage:

    Sie hab'n doch 'nen Kaktus da draußen am Balkon,
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!
    Der fiel soeben runter, was halten Sie davon?
    Hollari, hollari, hollaro!
    Er fiel mir aufs Gesicht obs' glauben oder nicht
    jetzt weiß ich, daß Ihr kleiner grüner Kaktus sticht.
    Bewahr'n Sie Ihren Kaktus gefälligst anderswo,
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!"
    English
    My small green cactus

    Flowers in the garden, about twenty species
    Roses, tulips and narcissi
    The rich people buy for themselves these days
    I don't want to know this at all

    My small green cactus stands outside on the balcony
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!
    What do need red roses for, why do I need red poppy
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!
    And when a villain speaks something nasty
    I get out my cactus and it stings, stings, stings
    My small green cactus stands outside on the balcony
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!

    Most women ressemble each other in case
    Of the flowers they like
    But I say daily: That's not possible
    What should the people say about me then?

    My small green cactus stands outside on the balcony
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!
    What do need red roses for, why do I need red poppy
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!
    And when a villain speaks something nasty
    I get out my cactus and it stings, stings, stings
    My small green cactus stands outside on the balcony
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!

    Today, at four o'clock, there's a knock at the door
    Oh, a visitor so early today?
    It was Mr. Krause, the neighbour
    He says: "Sorry if ask you:

    Don't you have this cactus outside on your balcony
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!
    It just fell down, what do you say about this?
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!
    It fell on my face, if you believe it or not
    Now I know that your small green cactus stings
    Please keep your cactus somewhere else
    hollari, hollari, hollaro!"

    From: http://lyricstranslate.com

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