A song about a structured daily routine with tea, a book, and a clock, and taking a little break from it. You'll practice adverbs of frequency like immer, oft, manchmal, selten, and nie, days of the week, and telling the time.
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Ich wache immer am frühen Morgen auf
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I always wake up in the early morning
Ich trinke meinen Tee, so ist der Lauf
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I drink my tea, so is the course (more naturally: that is the routine)
Ich lese oft ein Buch, das ist mein Ritual
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I often read a book, that is my ritual
Mein Tag ist ganz genau, das ist doch normal
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My day is very exact, that is normal after all (more naturally: My day is strictly planned, which is totally normal)
Von Montag bis Sonntag, die Woche ist klar
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From Monday to Sunday, the week is clear (more naturally: the week is all set)
Ich mache die Dinge, wie jedes Jahr
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I do the things, like every year
Immer, manchmal, nie, die Zeit vergeht so schnell
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Always, sometimes, never, the time passes so fast
Selten, oft, gewöhnlich, das Leben ist hell
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Seldom, often, usually, the life is bright (more naturally: Rarely, often, usually, life is bright)
Was ich heute mache, mach ich auch morgen
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What I do today, I also do tomorrow
Immer, manchmal, nie, ganz ohne Sorgen
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Always, sometimes, never, completely without worries
Manchmal gehe ich raus in die Natur
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Sometimes I go out into the nature (more naturally: out into nature)
Ich komme nie zu spät, schaue auf die Uhr
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I never come too late, look at the clock (more naturally: I am never late, I watch the clock)
Ich esse meistens pünktlich um halben acht
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I mostly eat punctually at half eight (note: in German time-telling, this means halfway to eight, which is 7:30)
Ich bin selten müde vor der Mitternacht
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I am seldom tired before the midnight (more naturally: I am rarely tired before midnight)
Von Montag bis Sonntag, die Woche ist klar
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From Monday to Sunday, the week is clear (more naturally: the week is all set)
Ich mache die Dinge, wie jedes Jahr
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I do the things, like every year
Immer, manchmal, nie, die Zeit vergeht so schnell
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Always, sometimes, never, the time passes so fast
Selten, oft, gewöhnlich, das Leben ist hell
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Seldom, often, usually, the life is bright (more naturally: Rarely, often, usually, life is bright)
Was ich heute mache, mach ich auch morgen
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What I do today, I also do tomorrow
Immer, manchmal, nie, ganz ohne Sorgen
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Always, sometimes, never, completely without worries
Doch alle Schaltjahre mal brech ich aus dem Plan
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But once every leap year I break out of the plan (idiom: 'alle Schaltjahre mal' is used like 'once in a blue moon')
Vergesse die Regeln und fange neu an
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Forget the rules and start anew (more naturally: I forget the rules and start fresh)
Kein Stress und kein Rhythmus, ich bin einfach frei
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No stress and no rhythm, I am simply free
Dann ist diese kleine Pause vorbei
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Then this little break is over
Immer, manchmal, nie, die Zeit vergeht so schnell
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Always, sometimes, never, the time passes so fast
Selten, oft, gewöhnlich, das Leben ist hell
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Seldom, often, usually, the life is bright (more naturally: Rarely, often, usually, life is bright)
Was ich heute mache, mach ich auch morgen
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What I do today, I also do tomorrow
Immer, manchmal, nie, ganz ohne Sorgen
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Always, sometimes, never, completely without worries
I drink my tea, so is the course (more naturally: that is the routine)
IchleseofteinBuch, dasistmeinRitual
I often read a book, that is my ritual
MeinTagistganzgenau, dasistdochnormal
My day is very exact, that is normal after all (more naturally: My day is strictly planned, which is totally normal)
VonMontagbisSonntag, dieWocheistklar
From Monday to Sunday, the week is clear (more naturally: the week is all set)
IchmachedieDinge, wiejedesJahr
I do the things, like every year
Immer, manchmal, nie, dieZeitvergehtsoschnell
Always, sometimes, never, the time passes so fast
Selten, oft, gewöhnlich, dasLebenisthell
Seldom, often, usually, the life is bright (more naturally: Rarely, often, usually, life is bright)
Wasichheutemache, machichauchmorgen
What I do today, I also do tomorrow
Immer, manchmal, nie, ganzohneSorgen
Always, sometimes, never, completely without worries
ManchmalgeheichrausindieNatur
Sometimes I go out into the nature (more naturally: out into nature)
Ichkommeniezuspät, schaueaufdieUhr
I never come too late, look at the clock (more naturally: I am never late, I watch the clock)
Ichessemeistenspünktlichumhalbenacht
I mostly eat punctually at half eight (note: in German time-telling, this means halfway to eight, which is 7:30)
IchbinseltenmüdevorderMitternacht
I am seldom tired before the midnight (more naturally: I am rarely tired before midnight)
VonMontagbisSonntag, dieWocheistklar
From Monday to Sunday, the week is clear (more naturally: the week is all set)
IchmachedieDinge, wiejedesJahr
I do the things, like every year
Immer, manchmal, nie, dieZeitvergehtsoschnell
Always, sometimes, never, the time passes so fast
Selten, oft, gewöhnlich, dasLebenisthell
Seldom, often, usually, the life is bright (more naturally: Rarely, often, usually, life is bright)
Wasichheutemache, machichauchmorgen
What I do today, I also do tomorrow
Immer, manchmal, nie, ganzohneSorgen
Always, sometimes, never, completely without worries
DochalleSchaltjahremalbrechichausdemPlan
But once every leap year I break out of the plan (idiom: 'alle Schaltjahre mal' is used like 'once in a blue moon')
VergessedieRegelnundfangeneuan
Forget the rules and start anew (more naturally: I forget the rules and start fresh)
KeinStressundkeinRhythmus, ichbineinfachfrei
No stress and no rhythm, I am simply free
DannistdiesekleinePausevorbei
Then this little break is over
Immer, manchmal, nie, dieZeitvergehtsoschnell
Always, sometimes, never, the time passes so fast
Selten, oft, gewöhnlich, dasLebenisthell
Seldom, often, usually, the life is bright (more naturally: Rarely, often, usually, life is bright)
Wasichheutemache, machichauchmorgen
What I do today, I also do tomorrow
Immer, manchmal, nie, ganzohneSorgen
Always, sometimes, never, completely without worries
Immer
Always
Manchmal
Sometimes
Nie
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What is it about?
Someone talks about their daily routine: they always wake up early, drink tea, and often read a book. From Monday to Sunday, everything is clearly structured. Only very rarely, „alle Schaltjahre mal“, do they break out of the routine, feel free, and then daily life goes on.
Useful words and expressions
Adverbs of frequency from often to rarely: immer (100 %), meistens, gewöhnlich, oft, manchmal, selten, nie (0 %)
aufwachen: Ich wache am frühen Morgen auf.
zu spät kommen: Ich komme nie zu spät.
pünktlich: right on time
die Mitternacht: midnight (24:00)
in die Natur gehen: outdoors, e.g., into the forest
die Zeit vergeht schnell: a very common expression
ohne Sorgen: without problems on your mind
alle Schaltjahre mal: a humorous way of saying “very rarely,” just like the well-known expression alle Jubeljahre mal. A leap year only comes every four years.
Grammar
Position of the adverb: In a declarative sentence, the adverb of frequency usually comes directly after the verb: Ich lese oft ein Buch. Ich bin selten müde.
The adverb can also be in position 1, followed by the verb and then the subject: Manchmal gehe ich raus.
Separable verbs: aufwachen → Ich wache … auf, anfangen → Ich fange neu an, ausbrechen → Ich breche aus.
Telling the time: um halb acht = 7:30.
Watch out: Where the song deviates
„um halben acht“ is incorrect. The correct form is always „um halb acht“. The word halb does not take an ending when telling the time.
„so ist der Lauf“ is shortened for the rhyme. The fixed expression is „So ist der Lauf der Dinge.“
„Mein Tag ist ganz genau“ sounds unusual. More natural is: Mein Tag ist genau geplant.
„mach ich“, „brech ich“ are short spoken forms for mache ich, breche ich.
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