German Reacts to the VIRAL “Barbara's Rhubarb Bar” Song! | Feli from Germany

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[@FelifromGermany]

UPDATE: We've reached 10k thumbs up AND 5k comments, so here is me doing the rap and the dance 👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/noLOmnaAjtenqZo 😅

[@randy9simmonsup658]

Should do the dance

[@denis65]

Go for it!!

[@CallardAndBowser]

Shake your stuff !

[@qgde3rty8uiojh90]

🤘👍🤘👍🤘👍

[@joelmendoza2981]

Hell yes!

[@Aci_yt]

The person that translated it into english got a bunch of idiots saying they "ruined it" or its "rude to translate" and its such a shame cause the translation is insanely good and accurate

[@MM-jf1me]

That's too bad -- I was very impressed with her translation; she did a great job keeping the cadence of the original as much as possible.

[@richard--s]

Oh yes, the translation was good! Really good! And in case someone doesn't like it, don't listen to it. Some things can be so easy ;-)

[@billyturner1784]

The English translation was AWESOME! She totally nailed it!

[@murphysopfer]

There is even a French version of the song that is very accurate, too.

[@agps4418]

sounds like wokeism

[@holyrod2001]

I love that the Greeks named people, such as Germans, barbarians because everything sounded like they were saying "bar bar bar" and now we have an entire barbara song

[@imars]

Citation please.

[@NoNoTheGreenOne]

​@@imarsIt's a well known circumstance.

[@bwv668]

​@@NoNoTheGreenOne Indeed. The etymology: Onomatopoeic: from the perceived βαρ-βαρ (bar-bar) sounds incomprehensible to Ancient Greeks and spoken by foreigners.[1] As an onomatopoeic construction, βαρ-βαρ is similar to modern English blah blah, but meaning gibberish, gabble; compare also babble from Proto-Indo-European *bʰa-bʰa-. Cognate to Mycenaean Greek 𐀞𐀞𐀫 (pa-pa-ro) and Sanskrit बर्बर (barbara, “barbarian, non-Aryan, stammering, blockhead”).

[@Engelst]

5k is just around the corner now. Keep the comments comming.

[@1901180108]

@@NoNoTheGreenOneIt's still good to cite sources. :)

[@melisaasilem303]

I payed this song for my German mom on .5 speed and she still couldn't keep up. She is 85 and trying to rap... she is the cutest!

[@climbscience4813]

Aww, that's really sweet! 😊

[@laistab1916]

Yeah well tongue twister raps were never meant to be easy lol

[@ClickToSeeMore-zy9fc]

Go Mom!!

[@johnmcnulty4425]

It just shows that you're never too old to rap!

[@andromedaspark2241]

I love her attitude. 😊

[@dochkodochev7680]

Listening to this song actually makes me appreciate the complexity of this language

[@Pendragon667]

Quick remark: this snooty, rich dude is actually Marti's take on the famous singer and Co-Founder of the "Berliner Palast Orchester" Max Raabe. Raabe has a very distinct singing voice and his attire and behaviour on stage mimics that of a singer of the 1920s and 1930s.

[@arjaygee]

Exactly what I thought! He did a pretty good job of approximating Raabe's singing voice.

[@Pendragon667]

@@arjaygee Right? Marti just does a fantastic job in imitating other singers. Not only their voices but their looks or mannerisms as well. One of my favourite videos of him is the "In der Weihnachtsbäckerei"

[@6666Imperator]

Max Raabe himself already performed in the Carnegie Hall internationally as well and yes Marti did a great job and makes really good music, too

[@karthikkamathp]

Max Raabe's 'Ein Tag vie Gold' was actually used for the Babylon Berlin S4, set in the 1920s/ 1930s

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

The sad thing about Max Raabe is that he only amps up his personality for his stage persona. I have met people who worked with him backstage, and apparently he is a snooty brat in real life.

[@patrickhanft]

The most notable fact about Marti Fischer missing is that he not only does great cover songs, but has a fantastic series "How does music actually work" where he (re)creates old and new songs in the distinctive style of specific artists. And very recently he created a banger track for protests against Nazis, which we might need more often now in the future.

[@fipsvonfipsenstein6704]

Oh, I really have to look that up. What did he do, did he invent “Schrei nach Liebe”?

[@Nelsathis]

@@fipsvonfipsenstein6704 "Schrei nach Liebe" is a 'Die Ärzte' Song from 1993

[@Hannibu]

Yes, the series is great, He even tries to copy the voice of the artist e. g. Falco. kzbin.info?search_query=marti+fischer+falco+barbie+girl

[@StickyStickman007]

I thought it was from „Die Toten Hosen“ Not from „Die Ärzte“

[@roelli79]

@@StickyStickman007 Ärzte indeed.

[@saganathasme]

The English tongue twister cake baker is Betty Botter who bought a bit of butter to make her batter better. I'm now imagining that her batter was for Rubarb cake hoping to outbake her neighbor Barbara.

[@kooltom4]

We need Barbara and Betty's cake making skills combined in a tongue twister with choreography.

[@NoNoTheGreenOne]

That would be a great crossover.

[@mountbara]

Baker Betty made some bitter batter, put some better butter in the bitter batter. Will it make the bitter batter better or the better butter bitter?

[@msjkramey]

That would be amazing to see the characters go head to head lol

[@craigsands9518]

😂😂😂😂 rap battle for the ages

[@noitalfed]

Thanks for clarifying what was going on with this - in an entertaining way.

[@xarmaa3324]

I love that the person who made the English version of it didn't translate word for word! That's how true translation for songs and poems should be! The goal is to keep the rhythm/rhyme and general meaning/feeling but the exact phrasing can be flexible to make it all work! So glad she took that liberty to make it really work! Also yesssss I want to hear you do the rap and see you do the dance!!!

[@Nemockzans]

Doing this kind of translations is a great exercise for being creative with a foreign language and can be lots of fun

[@jesuseinstein4706]

No it is the different way around. The best translation is exactly word for word and in case a meaning explanation. You will get the pronounciation and the rhytm from the original voice. As a person who loves to read/watch manga/anime, I can tell you that these translations that are done like you said it, are horrible. You lose the intention of the author, sometimes even the story gets mixed up.

[@Nemockzans]

​@@jesuseinstein4706I strongly disagree, it is just a lot harder to do well, but if you take for example a lot of the Disney songs, especially the classics, there it is done quite well. Also, in regards to your comment about Anime, I think it makes more sense to not do it if you can not do it justice and semantics get lost but in this case it is not too important and the it is a lot of fun doing it

[@tillneumann406]

I like the English version but, unavoidably, it lost most of the tongue-twister qualities of the original.

[@Belgabor]

@@Nemockzans I think there are around up to three viable styles of translations and all of them have merit. Which one is "the best" is a matter of context and personal preference. 1. As literal as possible, sometimes even skirting being wrong grammar-wise in the target language. This makes imo most sense when consumed alongside some form of the original, like in subtitles. It allows you to better follow along the original and even learn a bit about/of the original language. It also works best if there is not too much text because it can become very tiring to read in larger quantity. This is my preferred choice for subtitles, for anime in particular. 2. As close as possible, but fluent in the target language. This is probably what most 'regular' people will consider a proper translation. It captures the original as close as possible while being understandable by a regular native speaker of the target language. That may include non-literal translations of things like idioms or figures of speech that differ in the target language (personally I prefer to have some translator's notes in these cases). I prefer this for literary works, I've tried to read a fan translation of a Japanese light novel translated in style 1 and couldn't finish it because it was extremely taxing to read. 3. As close as possible but sacrificing as much as necessary to keep the flow while preserving the spirit. This is mostly for poems and songs to be performed in the target language. Personally I do love these as well, especially to see how it was done, which can be hit or miss of course. I wouldn't choose this as the only form of translation though.

[@ceebee9195]

If there’s one thing better than a viral German hip hop comedy song, it’s getting the _context_ for a viral German hip hop comedy song.

[@rubidot]

💯

[@Phooenixification]

This is one of the stuff i love about humanity, someone gets a random idea and creates a wicked song about a german toungetwister and soon everybody follows and dances to a song about a women baking cake. I first tought it came from eurovision or something because i didn't see it and it came out close to it, because the dance to it is so fitting for the catchy melody. But when you learn what it's actually about it's pretty funny x) This is what we should do together, not all that other **** that's on all news.

[@IronMunky86]

I swear if you call this rap or hip hop again...

[@sarahs9228]

I love how something as random, silly, and wholesome as a German tongue twister about Barbara and her rhubard can unite humans around the world 😂

[@deanalexander479]

Very true! ...but I can't be seen to agree with you until I know your politics, so please tell me which side you're on...😂

[@craigsands9518]

​@deanalexander🤦‍♂️ 😂😂😂😂

[@ODIN-354]

Feels somehow like Loveparade in the 90's

[@spacelinx]

I don’t think the world has been this united by a song since Gangnam Style broke KZbin over 10 years ago.

[@johnpauljones9310]

This song also doubles as a roadside DUI test in Germany. If a driver can sing it, then he's good enough to drive home.

[@qwerty277]

I heard you were a pirate?

[@BRH0587]

Good grief 😂😂 that made me laugh

[@WolfgerSilberbaer]

Ha! I must be too drunk to drive, then, and I haven't even opened a beer yet today.

[@jesseandersen4055]

Its funny how well the tongue twister still works in english. Just goes to show off the deep germanic roots in english. We may have borrowed romance words, but we're still a germanic language!

[@MsLauroraBorealis]

I love that both Bodo and Marti get the recognition they deserve!

[@Yorgos2007]

Marti Fischer is a multiinstrumental genius. His parody of Flowers in Modern Talking style is a hammer.

[@Harleylovinchelley1]

The numerous words with 'bar' make this little thing so humorous. I sit and listen to it 2-3 times everytime I find it.

[@DanielWalters]

Easter egg you missed. In Barb Rhubarb 2, when they're rapping about Emily and making a family, the keyboard riff is from "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge

[@susannekarnowka5889]

Also the name Emily itself could be an Easter Egg and teaser for part 3 as there is this kids show "Emily Erdbeere" "Emily Strawberry"

[@erklarkoala1004]

@@susannekarnowka5889 That's a tough one for an English audience because the character is called Strawberry Shortcake in English.

[@katrish786]

Good ear

[@bsteven885]

​@@erklarkoala1004, "Strawberry Shortcake" is GERMAN?? 🤯 I tell ya, learn something "new" every day... 😅

[@MKat596]

@@bsteven885the character was originally created for American Greetings, Emily Erdbeer is just the German translation

[@fiedelmina]

German speaker from Switzerland here - thanks for showing the entire story of the different interpretations and stages this cultural phenomenon went through, I wasn't even aware of Bodo and Martis follow up rap which is amazing.

[@cl8733]

I prefer part 1, but part 2 sure is funny.

[@alexrogershubeli7937]

As someone who's trying to learn german, this was actually more motivating than anything. Cause now I want to try and be able to replicate it

[@richard--s]

It's even difficult for native Germans ;-) But it's fun, it's even fun when you just understand parts of it. Then you realize: "oh wait a minute, was that this phrase? Of course it was!" And some words are the same, because the word "bar" that's at the end of one of these ultra long fun words, was just taken from the English language. "Bar" is used in German as a regular word.

[@berndbrakemeier1418]

Viel Spaß!

[@ladymagausa7181]

Me too!

[@rudigerstocker9896]

Hi Feli, Du hast diesen Song mit so vielen Hintergrundinfos richtig gut erklärt. Klasse gemacht. Hab viel darüber gelernt und Spaß beim Anschauen gehabt.

[@alanlittle9352]

At 66 years old, I never in a million years would have thought I'd be that entertained by any rap song, especially in a language I don't speak. I cannot wait to hear your version!

[@Winona493]

😂👍

[@rrvancilful]

Ich ouch

[@Michael-vd7fv]

👍😊

[@vrednychomik2488]

You're not alone

[@MommaARA]

My German boyfriend finds it amusing that an ancient German tongue twister is now a popular rap. It's fun.

[@charleymount582]

ich auch

[@avicella189]

Even as a native German speaker, I would struggle to reproduce this text without errors. Respect for how you managed that. Therefore, and because of your promise to rap and dance, thumbs up and comment.

[@katinkai.4642]

Ich habe durch diesen fantastischen Rap angefangen, wieder auswendig zu lernen - weil ich das UNBEDINGT mitträllern können wollte :D. Dabei habe ich dann herausgefunden, dass lyrics Auswendiglernen ein super Hirntraining ist (Konzentration und Gedächtnis). Plus man einen Mehrwert von hat (man kann mitträllern oder mitreden). Sowas sollte SCHULE machen! Bin schon paar Jahrzehnte alt, das lohnt also. Das Hirn ist plastisch. Danke an Bodo und Marti (mit "i") für diesen herrlichen Gute-Laune-Song und an Feli für die Aufklärung in Sachen Zitate! (Super 👍)

[@cheefussmith9380]

This is truly amazing. I’m an irish guy living in the us, not a word of German. I started seeing shorts of those two kids dancing to this. Then i looked it up, found that 10 year old animation you showed. So here we are, I get the follow ups and now this amazingly well made context video. Thank you for this, had so much fun watching😂

[@user-rx162r]

And a fritz in the bar And the bar in a hole And a fritz diwn in the valley o.

[@cheefussmith9380]

@@user-rx162r 😆

[@hartmutbohn]

So many comments already, so probably someone has commented this before: The Three Chinese with the Double Base is a children's song, teaching German children all the different vowels that exist in standard German, but not in the dialects. My native dialect does not feature the "Ü" and "Ö" sounds, for example. Children sing the song multiple times , and in each repetition they replace all vowels with one specific one, for instance: "Trö Chönösön möt döm Köntröböss". I remember having a lot of fun, singing it at a certain young age, learning standard German pronunciation in the process. The song is not racist per se, however, the stereotypical depiction of Chinese persons in the cited video is.

[@barbarossa7231]

Fortgeschrittene singen es mit Diphtongen: Treu Cheuneuseun meut deum Keuntreubeuß😂

[@pauldegroot1959]

True. And the same song was also done in Dutch by André van Duin.

[@kathywinnie9816]

Sounds a lot like our banana song where we replace the vowels with different ones. Ours is more of a camp song to have fun than to learn vowels. At least I think it is.

[@elchimayer7879]

While it is seen as a harmless song by a lot of people, that is not actually the case. The song provides stereotypes and basically describes racial profiling by the police. In many schools and kindergartens it is no longer in use or the words are changed. There is a lot more to it, for example originally the song was about three Japanese people. Then Germany formed an alliance with Japan, which led to the words being changed to 3 chinese people. So even then it was clear that the song is associated with a devaluation.

[@HagenvonEitzen]

@@elchimayer7879 It is racial profiling if apart from the three Chinese with a double bass, three are three French with a double bass, and the police only checks the Chinese. If apart from the three Chinese with a double bass, there are three Chinese with a Banjo, then it is musical profiling ...

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Bodo Wartke also performed one of his most famous songs "Ja, Schatz" in english. In an absolute perfect translation by himself. Look for "Bodo Wartke Yes Dear!"

[@ThisIsMego]

Ja Schatz is just brilliant

[@bryanjg07]

Thanks! Not sure why this is so awesome, but it totally is!

[@joegoss30]

A big YES to more videos about German pop culture! I think this could be a regular feature.

[@torejorgensen5344]

Yes, totally agree.

[@smbarone2000]

The narrator of the story also needs an award! Wow! She did so well.

[@superior451]

I miss hanging out with my German friends and cracking up about all the stuff that makes them laugh. silliness is essential in a culture and I think it’s what makes German culture, vibrant, and relatable

[@rod2998]

I miss my German friends also. I consider them family.😊

[@Ludifant]

ah, gemutlichkeit. Jah, die Deutschen sind weithin für ihren Sinn für Humor bekannt.

[@yvonneellefson]

Thanks for for the explainer video

[@minibar1823]

Another Easter-Egg in the first song: When Marti sings „Abarakadabara“ he does it by imitating Stefan Raab, the famous German TV Entertainer

[@minibar1823]

8:58

[@michaelstoeckel2954]

I still think the whole song has Stefan Raab vibes. Of course this comment is mainly to add up the comment count and see Feli do the dance ;-)

[@minibar1823]

Yes! And here is another one ;)

[@davespace]

And another one

[@lisabrehm2062]

and another... :D

[@kathilisi3019]

I only realized they were going viral when Jack the Whipper (Jacques ze Whipper) did a whipping routine to the Rhabarberbar soundtrack. And he can actually recite the entire thing in understandable German!!

[@jaybirdgeorge]

I was about to say, I thought he was the one who made the dance

[@karinland8533]

Yes, he was really good and didn’t change the lyrics, what he usually does

[@bobhope2587]

Ich liebe Jacques!

[@minimi870]

more understandable than the German in some Hollywood movies...

[@lagggoat7170]

I was waiting in this video for her to bring up Jaques tbh - I hope she ends up finding that video its great

[@MattKitten]

when I was learning German in junior high school my teacher gave us the challenge of doing the whole tongue twister in one go by the end of a year and she would give you an A for the year. Didn't matter if you did the tests or homework, if you could do the whole tongue twister by the end of the year without messing it up, you passed the class. Nobody managed it.

[@mikosoft]

ooh, that would be a fun challenge.

[@MattKitten]

@@mikosoft Honestly, it was a great way to teach kids compounds without them realizing it

[@PeteSmoot]

We learned a few tongue twisters in my German class. The only one I remember is "wenn ich esse essig, ess' ich essig mit salat". Apologies for all the typos, it's been decades.

[@barakondra]

@@PeteSmoot Wenn ich Essig esse, ess' ich Essig mit Salat ;-)

[@Englesch]

I'm german and I would have definitely messed that up. So.. no worries I guess :D

[@lucaostendorp3076]

Ich bin es so gewohnt,dich Englisch sprechen zu hören,dass es schon komisch klingt,wenn du ab und zu deutsche Wörter aussprichst😂Grüße aus Deutschland🙋🏼‍♂️😁

[@eisikater1584]

Dance, Feli, dance! -- This is a thumbs up from Bavaria, it should count double.

[@fipsvonfipsenstein6704]

Is Bavaria even German? Bavaria is effectively a one-party state and, according to Markus Söder, even the wind makes a detour around Bavaria (keyword: wind turbines). I mean, the CSU even voted against the introduction of the Basic Law/Constitution back then and to this day you can't shake off the feeling that they are reluctant to abide by it. Feli could have simply applied for political asylum in America, after all, there are two parties there.

[@InfiniteRadiiEdge]

It's super easy really. If you make three comments, It'll count as three comments.

[@InfiniteRadiiEdge]

I forgot, you can only like one time per account, but you can have a conversation and a dance.

@@fipsvonfipsenstein6704sowohl als auch. Söder bzw „der Maggus“ ist ja Franke. Und damit kein richtiger Bayer. Und ja, Bayern gehört zu Deutschland. Und ich als Spandauer fühle mich hier in Schwabing schon sehr lange sehr wohl. Wohl auch, weil hier vieles noch funktioniert, was in Berlin nicht mehr läuft… wenn auch das Leben hier langsamer läuft. Also München ist Pop, Berlin ist HardRock.

[@martinkasper197]

Bavaria isn't a one party state for a longer time now... Remember Mr. Aiwanger? 🤣🤣🤣

[@barpoe]

That's funny. My name is Barbara, and my uncle used to call me rabarber when I was little, which is rhubarb in Dutch, my native language 😅

[@khiarapollock8227]

How sweet. 😊

[@samalsrei5089]

That‘s awesome!

[@Ned-Ryerson]

There is even a Dutch version of this tongue twister, as I read somewhere tonight.

[@Locationzapper]

Ich hab Bodo Wartke schon vor 15 Jahren gerne gemocht und seine Songs gehört. Freue mich für ihn, dass er so viel Aufmerksamkeit bekommt. Er ist einfach ein großartiges Musik- und Sprachtalent. Danke auch für deinen tollen Content.

[@anonym6132]

Da hast Du mir was voraus, ich liebe seine Klavierkabaretts und bin dankbar, dass er so viel davon auf KZbin hoch geladen hat :) ich überlege für 2025, wenn er in meiner Nähe auftritt, schonmal Karten zu kaufen, ziemlich viele Plätze sind jetzt schon weg xD

[@MsKelsieJH]

And then Barbara and Bärbel decided to open a new beatnik bar on the beach in Santa Barbara...with Bart and Beatrice!😂

[@rainerlubke3766]

a new location in Santa Barbara = Santa Barbara Beach bar

[@lynnm6413]

@@rainerlubke3766 Barbara and Bärbel‘s Santa Barbara Beach Rhubarb Bar

[@rainerlubke3766]

@@lynnm6413 Barbara and Bärbel‘s Santa Barbara Beach Rhubarb Bar near bavarian beach so a bavarian beach Barbara and Bärbel‘s Santa Barbara Beach Rhubarb Bar

[@EngelinZivilBO]

My aunt lives in Santa Barbara, and her name is Barbara 🙈😅

[@Illindi]

Dance to the rap ;)

[@Flyctory]

Thank you! / Danke. Marti Fisher's KZbin account is, by the way, a real gem if you are into music. So many of his videos are hilarious, he is a real genius. Look forward to see you dancing. LG aus München ;)

[@Runenschuppe]

Easter Eggs: In the first part of the Bodo Wartke/Marti Fischer version, Marti does this weird smile, which is an impression of Max Giermann parodying Stefan Raab. Both of which are also incredibly famous comedians from the nineties/early 2000s.

[@FelifromGermany]

Ohhhhhh I didn't even notice that!!! 😂

[@DaRealGT]

Marti redet eh gerne in seinen Videos so :D

[@florian-schaefer]

Marti started his KZbin career doing imitations. With his very first video on his channel "18 Imitationen" he won the KZbin Secret Talents Award 2010. Edit: It also makes sense to reference Stefan Raab, since he also famously rapped in (at least a variation of) German and won 5th place of the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with "Wadde Hadde Dudde Da?". I wouldn't put it past Marti to have hidden some reference to a Raab song in the second part. It also gave me vibes of that music.

[@tomtev4578]

@@florian-schaefer would be amazing Feli would to a special on marti. He is an amazing musician and voice acrobat

[@tomtev4578]

@@FelifromGermany maybe do a Marti special 😄

[@egeltje85]

The same tongue twister exists in Dutch. Rabarberbarbarabarbarbarenbaardenbarbier. There even is a song from 1977 from 'Het Sneeuwbal Trio' on youtube.

[@tripledad6577]

I know the Dutch one from about 50 years ago. I've got a sister called Barbara, and she thought me it when I was little. I'm pretty sure that predates the song you mention. But it may well be decades older than that.

[@dianaberry6069]

Meanwhile English is so boring! "She sells sea shells by the sea shore", or "rubber baby buggy bumpers"... but look up Jabberwocky by CS Lewis. I'd LOVE to see someone whose first language isn't English read it out loud for the first time ❤

[@warb635]

Maybe the Rabarberbarbarabarbarbarenbaardenbarbier can visit the hottentottententententoonstelling ;)

[@petitebiogeek]

Awesome!

[@nriamond8010]

@@dianaberry6069 We actually did that a few weeks ago at English class at university 😄 It's not a tongue twister though, just a bit difficult to read out loud unknown words.

[@patrickgomes2213]

As a singer, German is one of the principal languages you need to know if not to speak then how to pronounce. It's always so much fun listening to you speak and explain German because then the sound is more fully ingrained in my ear. And then you shared all those video clips which just doubles the fun. Oh, and this serves as another comment. I think we want to see the dance.

[@Holilo7]

Another Easter egg is the Barbapapa. Who else knows the “Barbapapa Family,” an animated series about shape-shifting creatures from the 70s? "Ra-Ru-Rik...Barbatrick"😂

[@evgenys4353]

This is the feminist song! NO Papa!

[@Battlestar1965]

I Know Barbapapa from the 70's....easy...since I'm almost 59....

[@fliwatuett]

​@@Battlestar1965 same for me 😂

[@martinkasper197]

Barbapapa, Barbamama, Barbarella,.. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Amanda-6666]

barbapapa beard of father is french for cotton candy

[@vivikfr7134]

I love how this song just shows how music connects people. Like even if someone doesn’t understand the lyrics, they just have to vibe to it. That brings out the beauty and fun in having a variety of languages :)

[@GoCoyote]

Very true. I sometimes hear people calling it cultural misappropriation, but the fact is that music and fun are always shared freely to those who wish to pick it up and share it on with others regardless of cultural origins.

[@someonesimple104]

I did not realize that Barbara goes international viral and now i'm happy for bodo and marti! Two very likeable guys!

[@zenverak]

They really are

[@stevemyers8330]

Content worth paying for!🤣

[@ricnewhouse4709]

There is an easterly in the original video: When Marti says „Abaracadabara“ he says it in the voice of German entertainer Stefan Raab

[@mizzchrizz5981]

Didn't notice that. Thanks allot ❤

[@Karin_Aquatica]

Ich bin viel auf Social Media, aber das war mir gänzlich entgangen. Danke, dass du mich aus meiner Bubble geholt hast. Ich hatte schon lange nicht mehr so viel Spaß.

[@Agg1E91]

I speak no German and that original video had me crying! Plus there's the whole meta thing where German words can get so long. Genius.

[@nicholasdoyle7342]

If long words are interesting to you, you should research the longest Icelandic word. It’s ridonculous!

[@arubafanatic]

Thanks!

[@raghavc12]

I love how a random short I came across has so much history behind it and it was fascinating to see the timeline that you laid out where it went from a twister to a rap twister to a choreographed short to a full scale story with a happy ending. Wow!

[@persephonebonner5733]

I did not realize that Feli rapping and/or dancing in her dirndl was something I needed in my life, but I do. Dance Feli! Dance!

[@vrednychomik2488]

Dance, dance Feli!

[@okel_king3924]

i just love the fact that Bärbel and Barbara got together! The representation we didn't know we needed

[@timefliesaway999]

fr lol

[@Bacopa68]

What's weirder is that "barbel" exists in English as a word for sensory organs on the lips of carp.

[@funtasia228]

Bodo and Marty definitely deserve all of the attention/ recognition they get. I absolutely love their versions. 😊

[@juliusg.3907]

i was so confused when i first saw their song everywhere on social media. never expected it to blow up like this. but im here for it

[@QTGetomov]

If Feli will dance to Barbara's Rhubarb Bar The subscribers shout "Wunderbar"

[@nicholasdoyle7342]

Agreed

[@djlovell01]

Agreed

[@Michael-vd7fv]

👍

[@SoneaT]

It will be.. . Wunder in der wunderbaren Wunderbar, werden nur in dieser wunderbaren Wunderbar wahr 😅.😂🤣😉

[@the_latinist]

Wunderbar!

[@ramonmalaya8451]

Bodo and Marti kicked it up another notch with part two. It’s nice to see everyone enjoying a snippet of German pop culture together. Feli, thanks for putting it into context.

[@TazDevil93]

Feli is now a Rhabarber-Barbara-Rhabarberbar-Bavarian

[@Nils.Minimalist]

Barbarian Bavarian 😂☝️

[@archiegates650]

Not yet comrade! we are still missing a couple of Thumbs up and comments!

[@TheYorakk]

Bin dafür

[@RustyDust101]

​@@archiegates650 now we are😂

[@lynnm6413]

Rhabarber-Barbara-Rhabarberbar-Bavarian-Barbarian-Belle

[@njhoepner]

My wife (a German from Frankonia) has been addicted to this song for weeks.

[@melisaasilem303]

My German mom listened to it and was very confused. LOL. I love this song, but the couple Jasmine and James are coming up on my feed so much!

[@acer3573]

My German mom listened to part of it, smiled and started bobbing her head 😂

[@mikeelliott1349]

I can't describe how much joy you gave me with this post! Love the breakdown and analysis - AND the rap and dancers! You're smile throughout was so genuine. This from a guy who can't understand a word of German, or dance a single step in ANY language!

[@sevenfifteen]

Marti Fischer is a highly talented multi-instrumentalist, who also has a great talent of parody. He nails the tone, flow, semantic and gestures of many (mostly German) stars. A lot of German musicians/producers like me know him, because his series explaining basic musical structure, his series How does music actually work, and him analysing songs sent in by the community are all very interesting! ...And funny at the same time.

[@rolandhanbury5641]

Made me a little bit happier!

[@beatnikmary]

This is the best explanation of German novelty rap about rhubarb, beer and love that I have ever heard!

[@PBBBWis]

I LOVE THIS! Sent it to my husband, who immediately forwarded it to a German buddy of his. We can’t wait for his reaction…and for your comments to blow up to 5k!

[@TeresaDorey]

This was very helpful. I also shared it with my daughter’s who all chose to take German as their second language. My husband also enjoyed this video too, even though he was not up on this trend until now. Your explanation was spectacular. Thank you.

[@kendrakent7583]

I'm so glad you explained this, because I was so confused why I suddenly started seeing German reels in my feed. This is awesome. Can't wait to see your dance!

[@JJMarkin]

Took me a while before I could wipe the laughter-tears from my eyes enough for me to see the screen well enough leave this comment. This is absolutely brills, Feli. Danke.

[@nbb5029]

i love u

[@Ace-Lee]

Jacques ze whipper did one too, amazing how these things can go viral.

[@Caprabone]

He did the original dance, then a few weeks later did it at one of the Renfaires in the US: kzbin.infomwVOFUX2j2Y?si=G91BnCwY2ypAQKh9

[@OneEye-m4u]

My life will not be complete unless I get to see Feli doing the Barbara's Rhubarb Bar dance in Bavarian Trachten.

[@xenia7335]

haha same

[@michaelstoeckel2954]

That's what i thought.

[@robletterly6679]

normally I would just like this and carry on but we need comments

[@michaelstoeckel2954]

@@robletterly6679 absolutely, more comments!

[@TheGospelQuartetParadise]

Wow. Your English accent is better than mine and I was born here 79 years ago... I spent time in Germany before you were born. I loved exploring the castles, riding the steam trains, cruising down the Rhine River. Oh, and Fasching and Oktoberfest.

[@infopubs]

KZbin has been serving me tons of these dance videos and I was amused but baffled. Thank you for increasing the former and decreasing the latter!

[@r0s3nr0t4]

Hätte nicht gedacht dass ich hier etwas neues erfahre - aber das war so gut recherchiert! Danke für die ganzen Infos. Super interessant!🎉

[@TheRedHeadedOne18]

Mad props to anyone who can say any part this twister without laughing or messing up.

[@bradleybaker8894]

As a non German speaking American I enjoyed your video. Interesting, entertaining, and very funny. I liked and subscribed. Thank you for posting and keep up the nice work.

[@jamieweissactor]

I hadn't realized how famous the song has gotten! Bodo Wartke is a genius 😂 Ja, Schatz and Andrea are really good too 🤗

[@oshahott2532]

When I saw a German song going actually viral and not just something that popped up a few times in my FYP, I was so excited because I absolutely love the language and I'm glad more people are hearing it. There's still so much of a stigma about German sounding "aggressive" so it's just nice to see.

[@penmann86]

Thanks Feli for overwhelming positivity and fun. I was learning German early in my youth as a school requirement but infortunatly we had to move and never studied it again. German was very often spoken at my grandfather's house when he was growing up but after "the war" it was only spoken at special church services and none of the children were taught the language. You helped renewed my interest in learning the language and I very much enjoy your content.

[@Robynhoodlum]

The thing is, I love nerdy KZbin rap because it always has the best content and yet goes so hard! Hearing a German version with those compound nouns is just perfekt!😘

[@TSIRKLAND]

I was first made aware of this phenomenon via "Jacque Ze Whipper" - I forget if I saw his video on KZbin or Instagram first- but either way. If you don't know, he's a professional entertainer who specializes in whip-cracking, mostly at Ren Faires. He joined the dance craze bandwagon, with his whip-cracking thrown in for extra flavor! From there, I had to find out about this German tongue twister thing, found the original video, and was thoroughly entertained. Jacque has since uploaded a video of him doing the rap live at one of his shows: very impressive!

[@robletterly6679]

I always have an urge to wash my hands after watching Jacque Ze Whipper

[@TSIRKLAND]

@@robletterly6679 I don't know if that's good or bad?

[@lotusnevermore2279]

Same here!

[@calebb.6416]

Not only should YOU do the dance Feli, but BEN should do the dance with you lol. 😂

[@Jay_555_Maroon]

Agreed!

[@xenia7335]

right

[@cc_b6770]

Please 😂

[@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl]

Exactly!

[@mascami]

In Lederhosen!

[@jaytalking07]

This video was incredible. I don’t normally sit down long enough to watch videos this long, but this was absolutely joyful and interesting context for that viral dance and rap! Thanks for this!

[@doktorw.1224]

2:57 In Marti's parody of "Chabos wissen wer der Babo ist" he impersonates Max Raabe. You might know him from the soundtrack of "Der bewegte Mann" (e.g. "Kein Schwein ruft mich an").

[@MrHodoAstartes]

Max Raabe, who in turn draws from early 20th century coffee house music. Thus the old-timey getup.

[@DB-zp9un]

The "abracadabara" is what won everyone over.. :D

[@michaelstoeckel2954]

When enaugh people say "aberacadabera" in the comments, we'll see Feli do the dance.

[@anonym6132]

Abracadabra!

[@Thueri]

Aberacadabera!

[@timvanbeek8987]

Feli, der Rhabarbarabarbarabeat ist jetzt genau das, was die Welt braucht! Du hast eine Verantwortung.

[@Garfield0001]

man merkt das du Spaß hast das Video zu moderieren. 🙂 Sowas tut einfach gut und braucht man heute auch öfters.

[@ashleysharkey7327]

Who says Germans don’t have fun! Vielen Dank Feli!

[@abambo9202]

They don’t have fun! 😂

[@hinagikugamesnstuff2452]

​@@abambo9202 Oh we do 😂

[@sabineschmidt6097]

​@@abambo9202ich habe sehr viel Spaß 🎉😂

[@HellStr82]

Try living in North Rhine-Westphalia ... if it`s 15 degrees you are feeling like you are in Haway and YOU WILL HAVE FUN. Here the summer is in a Thusday ..maybe. But we sure as hell have fun

[@abambo9202]

@@sabineschmidt6097just checked the Postillon! No fun! At least not the reactions to the posts. 😂🎉

[@Teaj383]

Never seen you before, its awesome how a viral german song has introduced people to creators they otherwise wouldn't see! love knowing the context for the rap!!

[@M.athematech]

In most varieties of spoken English, words are also compounded into one word, "elementary school bus driver" will typically be spoken as a single word without any pause between components - but the convention is to write it as the separate component words for ease of reading.

[@bened22]

Well, if you think about it there is no break between the most words. Speakers mostly create compound sentences. That was one of the problems of early speech recognition: It is hard to detect where the word boundaries are. So writing is the only aspect where you would even notice compund words.

[@M.athematech]

@@bened22 if you introduce slight word break pauses into "elementary school bus driver" you end up make changes to the meaning e.g put an ever so slight word break pause after elementary and it is the driver who is being described as elementary.

[@marcosjordan6611]

As a grandson of germans in Brazil I'm enticed at my limits of the language and so are my friends of our old german school. For most of us german is the language of our forefathers and is stuck to old words. The language is still alive!

[@fuchfe97]

Another musical easter egg/reference in Part 2 is the melody to "We are family" is used. In this video from 15:47 to approx. 15:55

[@vrednychomik2488]

Good spot!

[@sewme1468]

I love how you brought all the stories from the different videos together and explained the cross referencing. WELL DONE! it wouldnt be feli without going beyond the translation ;)

[@benrast1755]

Very fun! Speaking of inexact English translations of German songs, I’ve met a few people who thought “luft” was German for red, because of the original German lyrics to 99 Red Balloons. I let them know the German version doesn’t mention a color at all. It would just be translated as 99 balloons, so the English version made them red to fill in a missing syllable.

[@askialuna7717]

interesting, I know something similar, just the other way around. I don't know if this is a misunderstanding or not, as a child I once saw a music video for the song Umbrella which means "Regenschirm" in German with translated subtitles and thought because of the refrain where the ending ella was sung several times and this was only translated as “Schirm” and I then thought that the beginning “umbr” is another word for rain in Englisch.

[@conlon4332]

@@askialuna7717 Interesting, that assumption does make sense. What does “Schirm" translate as?

[@SatuGustafson]

@@conlon4332 Schirm has several meanings. It can be "screen" (as in "Bildschirm") or "shield", so a "Regenschirm" is something to shield you from the rain.

@@conlon4332well, you can translate umbrella also just as Schirm, as an umbrella protects you against sun and rain. In German we know the Regenschirm and the Sonnenschirm which mostly is the huge umbrella in front of cafes to protect the guests. But yes a Schirm is also a shield etc

[@YukiTheOkami]

Tvey had options like 99 gas filled ballons has the original syllb nunber more or less becouse of how english srresses the wimords short by nit pronouncing every exact ketter Nd it qould make Ence luft consists of cases and hdlium wich is used for floating balloons is a gas 😅 but nope

[@donutella38]

Thank you!! I had know idea what was going on about Barbara or indeed her rhubarb bar. This video explains it all. Loved it.

[@HeyItsMad]

The thing i love most about this is it's just so fun and wholesome. I studied German during school and it makes me want to pick it back up again. My duaghter also loves it so it's nice to be cross-generational

[@jeggleston1651]

My ex showed me this song and I had to laugh. I have shared it with several people and they have also laughed. They sing so fast that I had to listen to it 5 times to understand the whole thing. I still can't say it, not can I keep up with them, because I get stuck after the first few lines. It's definitely fun though!

[@Habs2802]

Thank you for this deep dive. Dutchie myself I understand almost everything in German, but when there's so much words stick together (mind, you, we do that too) is sounds like barbarbarbar=babarian. You helped me understand this song better.

[@FriedrichHerschel]

Well, it's designed to be a tongue- and mind twister, so don't feel bad about it.

[@libra3655]

My father took German in high school and told me of the difficulties he had in it, he said that a golf club bag translated to "a bag that golf clubs are stored in" or something like that