Zombiepirate@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWhat's your favorite joke that doesn't translate to English very well?message-squaremessage-square85linkfedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1116arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your favorite joke that doesn't translate to English very well?Zombiepirate@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square85linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 days agoHaifisch is also correct but less commonly used. Sounds a bit old-timey, my first association is Mackie Messer (Mac the Knife): “Und der Haifisch, der hat Zähne”.
minus-squaresauerkrautsaul@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agothat song is actually pretty killer, pun intended… the rammstein lyrics are also pretty dope: Und der Haifisch, der hat Tränen Und die laufen vom Gesicht, doch der Haifisch lebt im Wasser – so die Tränen sieht man nicht. cool little song also
Haifisch is also correct but less commonly used. Sounds a bit old-timey, my first association is Mackie Messer (Mac the Knife): “Und der Haifisch, der hat Zähne”.
that song is actually pretty killer, pun intended…
the rammstein lyrics are also pretty dope:
Und der Haifisch, der hat Tränen Und die laufen vom Gesicht, doch der Haifisch lebt im Wasser – so die Tränen sieht man nicht.
cool little song also
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