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bookshelfdreams · 1 year

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Favourite german colloquialisms and idioms

Ein Freund zum Pferdestehlen (lit: a friend to steal horses with) A reliable, loyal, and trustworthy friend, someone you can depend on 100%

Mit jemandem ein Hühnchen zu rupfen haben (lit: to have a chicken to pluck with someone) to have an unfinished argument/dispute/disagreement with someone that one will finish as soon as they see the person again, who will then probably "experience their blue miracle" (sein/ihr blaues Wunder erleben): get their ass handed to them.

Die Sau rauslassen (lit: to let the sow loose) To throw down at a party

Sows are generally an intensifier. Either in wie Sau (as fuck), the adverb saumäßig, or just add the prefix sau- to an adjective of your choice.

Auf dem Teppich bleiben (lit: to stay on the carpet) to quit being overdramatic, to stay grounded in reality and not let emotions take over a debate. Same meaning: Die Kirche im Dorf lassen (lit: to leave the church in the village)

Das geflügelte Wort (lit: the winged word) Figure of speech, idiom

Sich etwas ans Bein binden (lit: to tie something to one’s leg) To burden oneself with something that’s more trouble than it’s worth

Das Leben ist kein Ponyhof (lit: life is no pony farm) Life isn’t all sunshine and rainbows

Jemandem den Marsch blasen (lit: to blow the march for someone) to scold someone very harshly. Also: jemandem die Meinung geigen (to play someone one’s opinion on the violin), jemanden anscheißen (to shit on someone)

Auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn (lit: even a blind chicken sometimes finds a seed) A stopped clock is right twice a day

Backfisch (m.) (lit: baked fish) teenage girl; this one's a bit old-fashioned

Nicht alle Tassen im Schrank haben (lit: to miss some cups from the cupboard) To be crazy, insane, idiotic. The things people can miss to express this sentiment are quite diverse (and this is something people really like to get creative with): needles from the fir tree, battens from the fence, lightbulbs from the chandelier, cookies from the jar…

Die Radieschen von unten ansehen (lit: to view radishes from below) To be dead. Variations exist with almost any plant imaginable, most notably tulips and grass

Was die Sonne nicht heilt, deckt die Erde zu (lit: what the sun can’t heal, the earth shall cover) This health problem will either resolve itself or the speaker will die from it, in any case it will be over eventually

Da warst du noch Quark im Schaufenster (lit: Back then you were curd in the shop window) Back then, you weren’t even conceived

Eine (neue) Sau durchs Dorf treiben (lit: to drive a (new) sow through the village) to manufacture short-lived public outrage that will soon be replaced by a new scandal

Hanswurst (m) (lit: Hans Sausage) a ridiculous, funny person, fool, clown (but not an actual clown from the circus)

Man hat schon Pferde (vor der Apotheke) kotzen sehen (lit: horses have been seen vomiting (in front of the pharmacy)) stranger things have happened

wilde Ehe (lit: wild marriage) to live together/have a family together without being actually married

Bauernfänger (m.) (lit: farmer catcher) Conman. Not to be confused with:

Rattenfänger (m.) (lit: rat catcher) political agitator, demagogue

Noch feucht hinter den Ohren sein (lit: to be still wet behind the ears) to be inexperienced/a newbie

Du hast wohl den Schuss nicht gehört (lit: Have you not heard the shot?) Are you out of your fucking mind?

Da sind Hopfen und Malz verloren (lit: hops and malt are lost here) A hopeless case

Völkerverständigung (f.) (lit: understanding between peoples/nations) Getting to know people from other nations, making an effort to understand their culture and showing them yours in turn. The building of international relationships based on mutual respect and equality. Diplomacy. Also: Völkerfreundschaft (friendship between peoples/nations)

Sich den Arsch aufreißen (lit: to rip one’s ass open) to work very hard

Es ist noch kein Meister vom Himmel gefallen (lit: no master has fallen from the sky yet) nobody is born an expert; keep trying and you’ll get there!

Mach mal die Augen zu, dann siehst du was deine ist (lit: close your eyes then you’ll see what’s yours) I heard this a lot as a child and now I never feel entitled to anything, ever

Da geht mir das Messer in der Tasche auf (lit: this opens the knife in my pocket) I think this is infuriating and I’m about to figuratively stab you (loads of expressions for this sentiment but this is my fave)

Kinderstube (f) (lit: children’s chamber) upbringing, education. Someone who doesn’t have Kinderstube has no manners

Waisenknabe / Chorknabe (m) (lit: orphan boy / choir boy) someone who is innocent, virtuous, well-behaved and an all-around lovely person. Often used ironically.

Maulaffen feilhalten (lit: to sell mouth monkeys) to stand around gaping with your mouth open instead of doing something useful

Ach du grüne Neune/liebes Lieschen (lit: oh you green nine/dear Lieschen) oh my!

Käseblatt (n) (lit: cheese sheet) a newspaper of very poor journalistic quality

Jemandem ein X für ein U vormachen (lit: to try to sell an X as a U) To scam or trick someone. Same meaning: Jemanden über den Tisch ziehen (to drag someone over the table). Not to be confused with:

Jemanden/etwas durch den Kakao ziehen - (lit: to drag someone/something through the cocoa) To make fun of or parody someone/something

Steckenpferd (m.) (lit: stick horse) hobby

Da will man nicht tot überm Zaun hängen (lit: where one doesn’t want to hang dead over the fence) Just to make sure you know exactly how awful this town/village and its inhabitants are

Schnapsidee (f) (lit: schnapps idea) an idea that only a very drunk person would conceive of or consider good

Held im Erdbeerfeld (lit: hero in the strawberry field) Someone who sees themself as a great hero without any real skills/achievements to back this up

Leben wie Gott in Frankreich (lit: to live like God in France) to live the high life

#i have kept this in the drafts for *foghorn noise* years #might as well post it now that i have dug it up again #i am sure i will remember 58 things i wish i had added as soon as its posted #german stuff

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visualpoiesis · 4 months

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The painting portrays the captivating story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, a medieval legend that has been immortalized in literature through Goethe's renowned poem, "Der Rattenfänger."

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kydoesthings1 · 2 months

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McGillis and the Pied Piper

because February 24th’s Wordle was piper and I am procrastinating on school work

At 16:57 of S2E21 (E46) Gaelio says this to McGillis before charging him.

(Gaelio is speaking through the comms offscreen.)

(Apparently this line was also used in a game. I forgot which one. I don't play Gundam games.)

Gaelio literally says something along the lines of "Are you still going to play the pipe of Hamelin even when the battle is going like this?" Not sure why this is the subtitle. But they mostly mean the same thing so maybe I'm just nitpicking.

To refresh your memory a little, this is when the Revolutionary Fleet is very clearly losing to Arianrhod, and McGillis just made his pep talk and this iconic frame. They are preparing to retreat and regroup when Gaelio shows up to fight McGillis.

Gaelio referencing the Pied Piper of Hamelin (Hameln, same thing) is of course connected to McGillis's and thus his love of myth/folk tales. Because of McGillis's influence, Gaelio also has a strong liking for stories. He names himself and Gundam Vidar/Kimaris Vidar after Vidar, the Norse god of revenge and silence, son of Odin and slayer of Fenrir (Fenris, same thing but IBO uses Fenrir) the monster wolf son of Loki during Ragnarok. The same side story 'Eve of Vidar' also tells us he used to hit on girls using Norse mythology fun facts, including Yamazin Toka when he was a test pilot for the Schwalbe Graze.

Although these are relatively common knowledge for us, the viewers, they are probably niche facts however many years in the future the Post Disaster timeline is (in UC0079 Hitler and WW2 is considered "middle ages" despite being historically quite recent for us). This is one thing Gaelio and McGillis have in common and it is because of McGillis.

(Also this is kind of a weak diss? Like if you're gonna insult McGillis why compare him to something so cool. "Snake on the moon" - now that's an insult. But I digress.)

But what is the Pied Piper exactly? The Pied Piper, or the Ratcatcher (der Rattenfänger) is a legend of the town Hamelin in Lower Saxony of Germany. There are dozens of variations of this tale, but I'll only be talking about the most popular versions that relate to the events of IBO.

In 1284, Hamelin had a rat problem. Basically there were a whole bunch of rats, and they made life suck for the townspeople, as large numbers of rats tend to do. According to Robert Browning's poem, the people were mad at the mayor for not being able to solve the problem, and were about to kick him out. Then a man wearing a coat of many bright colors (Browning's version says yellow and red, both in McGillis's palette at some point) and holding a pipe showed up. The Piper promised to get rid of all the rats in exchange for 1000 guilders. He then played his pipe and all the rats came out and followed him into the river Weser and drowned.

The townspeople did not follow through on their end, however, and came up with all sorts of excuses to not give him the promised 1000 guilders. This angered the Piper, and he played his pipe again, and this time all 130 of the town's children came out and followed him away dancing and they never returned, nor were they ever seen again. Versions disagree on what happened to the children. In the Grimm Brothers and Browning's versions they went to Transylvania. Others say they went to a land like paradise in a cave. Others say they drowned in the river like the rats.

So how does this relate to McGillis and IBO? Well actually it's pretty obvious - Gaelio is simply saying McGillis is luring Isurugi, the Revolutionary Fleet and Tekkadan to their doom with false promises.

However, the point of this post is to point out some interesting details of this parallel. The Piper lured the children of Hamelin away as an act of revenge on the adults of the town because they didn't pay him what was rightfully his for his service. McGillis's coup can be framed as revenge on the corrupt system of the world Gjallarhorn maintains, and those who personally victimized him.

Interestingly, some accounts describe the Piper as "a miracle of God" and that he was sent to test the townspeople, and punish them when they didn't keep their word. Others call him the devil in disguise, who intended to trick the people and take their children. This is like how McGillis can be seen as a charismatic leader aiming to change the world for the better, or a ruthless, cold-blooded, lying, backstabbing, power-hungry traitor who will stop at nothing.

Additionally, Bael, the demon king, is a fallen angel who was cast out with Lucifer for rebelling against God, and Gundam Bael's gunpla box describes it as "a demon with the appearance of an angel" (this could also apply to McGillis himself).

In many versions of the story, some children are left behind. Which ones exactly vary, but Browning's focuses on a boy with a broken leg who couldn't keep up with the other children, so he was able to tell the villagers where he saw them go. The boy said they went into a portal on the side of the mountain, and on the other side was a paradise where everything was beautiful and peaceful. The boy was very sad he couldn't join his friends there because now he was all alone and couldn't return to that land.

Sounds kind of familiar, doesn't it?

In the epilogue, Gaelio is in a wheelchair and his bandaged neck suggests that his Alaya-Vijnana implants had been removed fairly recently. Supplemental info reveals that McGillis injured his spine during their fight at Edmonton, and Gaelio was only able to be up and about in S2 thanks to his AVS.

If the land the Piper and the children went to is Heaven, then this could be read as Gaelio being the only one not to follow McGillis into death, and being the sole survivor of his friends (for the sake of this argument Julieta doesn't count because Gaelio wasn't fighting for or against her).

An important difference is the boy longed to follow the Piper, while Gaelio rejected McGillis because he schemed to kill him and his friends.

The Piper's other name, the Ratcatcher? Tekkadan are space rats?

Also McGillis's true name Montag, presumably his surname before Iznario's adoption, is German for Monday, hinting at his heritage, and the Piper is a German story (obviously).

The Pied Piper is a legend that originated in the Middle Ages, and Gjallarhorn's leadership, ideology and overall aesthetic is reminiscent of that.

There is a version of the story that the Piper will return in 300 years. Which he did not do, but 300 years? McGillis, the self-proclaimed successor to Agnika Kaieru after 300 years?

I can't be bothered to write a separate piece on Gaelio's legs so I should also mention that Vidar, the Norse god defeats Fenrir by stepping on his lower jaw with his shoe made from all the collected pieces of leather people cut from their own shoes, and grabbing his upper jaw and ripping him apart at the mouth.

Vidar's special shoes are like how Gaelio says he’s carrying all the wishes of Carta and Ein, and the AVS Type-E also serves as his literal feet. (Also he wears very striking white thigh-high boots that are very hot. What they're not is part of the Gjallarhorn uniform, just to make this connection, in addition to exacting revenge in style.)

In many carvings, Vidar is shown stabbing Fenrir through the heart also, and Gaelio/Kimaris Vidar defeats McGillis by pinning him against the Arianrhod flagship and stabbing him/Bael through the torso.

Proposed origins of the Pied Piper

Now obviously there was no piper guy dressed in goofy clothes that stole all the children of a town with magic music. There are several theories about what the legend is based on. This has nothing to do with IBO anymore and I just thought it was fun so feel free to stop reading if you don't agree.

Plague: According to this theory, all the children died because of illness and the place they went to is a mass grave. The Piper's many-colored clothing represents the sores and discoloration of skin of those who contracted the illness, and he is the personification of the plague/death. Rats are carriers of fleas, which spread the plague. 1284 is a bit too early for the Bubonic Plague (Black Death) though, so it may have been something else.

Emigration: The emigration theory suggests that much of the people of Hamelin moved to eastern Europe in search of better opportunities as only the eldest son had inheritance and the others could only be serfs. In this theory, "children of Hamelin" are not actual children, and it's just a figure of speech to say they were of a certain place. This correlates with some versions where the Piper and the children he took were sighted in Transylvania.

Human trafficking/the Children's Crusades: In these two theories the Piper is the recruiter/trafficker and the story was made up by the town to please their officials.

Dancing mania: There have been records of dancing mania in about the same time period in the surrounding region, and children were among the affected. Dancing mania can sometimes result in death due to exhaustion. It was originally attributed to a curse by a saint (St. John or St. Vitus) and you had to pray to them to lift the curse. Modern explanations for dancing mania are neurological disorders or collective mental disorders.

Pagan ritual: supposedly the pipe music and dancing children are part of this ritual that took place in the mountains, and the children died from a landslide or similar accident.

"You're reading way too much into Gaelio's one line" no actually I am reading exactly the right amount into it and everyone else isn't reading into it enough

#mcgillis fareed #gaelio bauduin #iron blooded orphans #gundam iron blooded orphans #gundam ibo

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garbagechocolate · 1 year

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I am absolutly terrefied of candyland sun and moon btw

This just feels like one of those superfucked up fairytales i used to have cassettes of as a kid... the amount of people getting eaten/murderd/dismembered in those was stellar

Big Rattenfänger von hameln (pied piper of hamelin) energy in this one

I love taking inspirations off of fairytales (i have the entire grimms fairytales book)

#ask #blackberry #trashlate #au #doodle #dca!candyland

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mrfyodor · 9 months

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"DER RATTENFÄNGER BIN ICH JA"

've had this thought about Copia as Papageno from "Zauberflöte" plaguing my mind recently, the dudes just have the very same vibes. Exept he catches rats instead of birds and adopts every single one (would his bells summon the ghouls?)

The costume is based on Simon Keenlyside's version of Papageno, my favorite one

#traditional art #pen and ink #the band ghost #papa emeritus iv #papa copia

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bluespring864 · 1 year

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Der Januar - Erich Kästner

Das Jahr ist klein und liegt noch in der Wiege. Der Weihnachtsmann ging heim in seinen Wald. Doch riecht es noch nach Krapfen auf der Stiege. Das Jahr ist klein und liegt noch in der Wiege. Man steht am Fenster und wird langsam alt.

Die Amseln frieren. Und die Krähen darben. Und auch der Mensch hat seine liebe Not. Die leeren Felder sehnen sich nach Garben. Die Welt ist schwarz und weiß und ohne Farben. Und wär so gerne gelb und blau und rot.

Umringt von Kindern wie der Rattenfänger, tanzt auf dem Eise stolz der Januar. Der Bussard zieht die Kreise eng und enger. Es heißt, die Tage würden wieder länger. Man merkt es nicht. Und es ist trotzdem wahr.

Die Wolken bringen Schnee aus fremden Ländern. Und niemand hält sie auf und fordert Zoll. Silvester hörte man’s auf allen Sendern, dass sich auch unterm Himmel manches ändern und, außer uns, viel besser werden soll.

Das Jahr ist klein und liegt noch in der Wiege. Und ist doch hunderttausend Jahre alt. Es träumt von Frieden. Oder träumt’s vom Kriege? Das Jahr ist klein und liegt noch in der Wiege. Und stirbt in einem Jahr. Und das ist bald.

#gedichte #erich kästner #frohes neues jahr #poetry

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taunuswolf · 11 months

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#meinungsfreiheit #zensur #diktatur #doppelte moral #Bewegung #falsche Führer #rattenfänger

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von-der-karibik-nach-hamburg · 25 days

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Tag 9 04.04.2024 Barbados

Heute morgen hat uns Bridgetown, die Haupstadt Barbedos mit einem Regenschauer und 32 Grad begrüßt 😅. Bis wir gefrühstückt und alles für den heutigen Ausflug vorbereitet hatten, war wieder strahlender Sonnenschein ☀️😅 Barbados ist mit 430 km2 und einer Einwohnerzahl von 287.000 deutlich größer als Grenada. Unser heutiger Ausflug hieß „Schildkröten und Meer“ 🤿🐢😃 Darauf freuen wir uns schon, seit wir die Reise gebucht haben. Da konnte mich auch kein geprelltes Steißbein abhalten, Ibu eingeworfen und losgings. Nach 5 (!) min Busfahrt durch den Hafen stiegen wir wieder auf einen Katamaran. Diesmal etwas größer und vor allem die Crew war im Gegensatz zu gestern richtig gut drauf, sehr besorgt um alle, angenehm freundlich und immer gut gelaunt 😁. Es gab gleich einen Begrüßungskuchen, bevor wir uns zum ersten Schnorchelplatz auf den Weg machten. Ob wir wirklich Schildkröten sehen ?

Es war etwas schwierig mit dem Kuchen…

Als wir uns näherten, die erste Ernüchterung: es war wie auf dem Jahrmarkt, mindestens 5 weitere Katamarane ankerten schon und etliche Gruppen schnorchelten im Kreis🙈 Wir fühlten uns, als ob wir vom Rattenfänger geschnappt wurden, machten uns Sorgen um die Schildkröten, die wenn überhaupt vorhanden doch ziemlich verängstigt sein müssten…Nun gut, wir waren zum Schnorcheln hier, hätten wir uns ja denken können, dass wir nicht alleine an einem einsamen Strand sind.

Also ab in die Fluten über die schon bekannte Leiter und dem Guide hinterhergeschwommen, damit wir auch einen Kreis bilden konnten. Dann holte er Futter raus und plötzlich waren wir von jeder Menge Fische umringt. Über, unter, neben und zwischen uns, überall Fische. Wir kamen uns vor, wie bei einer Raubtierfütterung, nur, dass wir mittendrin waren 🙈 Aber wir wollen mal nicht jammern. Auf diese Art und Weise haben wir wirklich viel gesehen, wir schwammen über einem Schiffswrack, das war schon beeindruckend 👍. Zwischendurch merkten wir, dass irgendwie kaum noch Leute um uns herum waren und wollten zum Katamaran zurück schwimmen. Und da mit einem Mal sahen wir auch eine große Schildkröte 🤩. Die haben wir ein bisschen beobachtet, bevor wir nun wirklich zum Boot zurück schwammen. Problem war nur, es war der falsche Katamaran, durch die Brille sahen alle gleich aus🙈🤪. Wenigstens gab es nur zwei gelbe. Also Kehrtwende und so schnell es sich eben mit Schwimmweste schwimmt, ab zurück. Wir wurden schon erwartet, waren anscheinend auch nicht die einzigen, nur bei den anderen, hatte der Guide es gemerkt. Na bei so vielen Leuten über und unter Wasser kann man schon mal den Überblick verlieren 🤣

Nachdem alle eingesammelt waren, wurden (heute tatsächlich 👍😁) die Segel gehisst und wir segelten zu einem weiteren Platz und hier tummelten sich 4 Schildkröten 🤩🤩🤩🤩sowie entlang der Küste zu einem Badestrand.

Wir ankerten vor der Küste und konnten vom Katamaran aus schwimmen. Zwischendurch wurden wir mit jeder Menge Softgetränken, Mittagessen, Kuchen und nach dem Schnorcheln auch alkoholischen Getränken versorgt. Unglaublich, welche Mengen an Alkohol verschlürft werden, wenn es „umsonst“ oder zumindest „schon bezahlt“ ist, auch wenn die Sonne mit 32 Grad alles gegeben hat 🤣 Auch wenn wir beim ersten Schnorchelstopp sehr skeptisch waren, es war ein superschöner Ausflug und wundervoller Tag👌

Ausruhen an Bord:

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