A laid-back song about getting from a stressful Monday to a free Sunday. Practice the days of the week, telling the time, everyday verbs, and expressions like “von Montag bis Freitag” and “kein Stress”.
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Montagmorgen, der Wecker klingelt um sechs
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Monday morning, the alarm clock rings at six
Ich trinke Kaffee, die Müdigkeit ist ein Hex
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I drink coffee, the tiredness is a hex (here 'Hex' is a shortened rhyme for 'witch' or a 'curse'; more naturally: exhaustion is a curse)
Dienstag und Mittwoch, ich arbeite schwer
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Tuesday and Wednesday, I work hard
Ich nehme den Zug durch das Menschenmeer
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I take the train through the sea of people
Donnerstag ist voll, der Freitag ist da
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Thursday is full, the Friday is here (more naturally: Thursday is busy, and Friday is finally here)
Ich warte auf den Abend, das ist mir klar
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I wait for the evening, that is clear to me (more naturally: I'm waiting for the evening, that's for sure)
Die Stadt bewegt sich, die Menschen gehen schnell
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The city moves itself, the people walk fast (more naturally: The city is moving, people are walking fast)
Die Lichter der Autos leuchten so grell
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The lights of the cars shine so glaringly (more naturally: The car headlights are shining so brightly)
Ich schaue auf die Uhr an der weißen Wand
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I look at the clock on the white wall
Das Wochenende ist wie ein neues Land
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The weekend is like a new land
Wochentag, Wochenende, Tag und Nacht
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Weekday, weekend, day and night
Von Montag bis Freitag wird so viel gemacht
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From Monday to Friday, so much is done
Aber Samstag und Sonntag, da bin ich frei
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But Saturday and Sunday, there I am free (more naturally: But on Saturday and Sunday, I am free)
Es ist die schönste Zeit, komm und sei dabei
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It is the most beautiful time, come and be with it (more naturally: It's the best time, come and join in)
Keine Eile mehr, kein Stress und kein Muss
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No hurry anymore, no stress and no must (more naturally: No more rushing, no stress, and no obligations)
Ich genieße die Tage bis zum Schluss
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I enjoy the days until the end
Samstagmorgen, ich schlafe bis um zehn
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Saturday morning, I sleep until at ten (more naturally: Saturday morning, I sleep until ten)
Ich will den Wecker wirklich nicht mehr sehen
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I really do not want to see the alarm clock anymore
Ich treffe meine Freunde draußen im Park
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I meet my friends outside in the park
Wir lachen zusammen, bis der Himmel wird dark
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We laugh together until the sky becomes dark
Der Sonntag ist ruhig, ich lese ein Buch
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The Sunday is quiet, I read a book (more naturally: Sunday is quiet, I'm reading a book)
Ich koche gutes Essen bei meinem Versuch
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I cook good food at my attempt (more naturally: I try my hand at cooking some good food)
Die Stadt bewegt sich, die Menschen gehen schnell
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The city moves itself, the people walk fast (more naturally: The city is moving, people are walking fast)
Die Lichter der Autos leuchten so grell
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The lights of the cars shine so glaringly (more naturally: The car headlights are shining so brightly)
Ich schaue auf die Uhr an der weißen Wand
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I look at the clock on the white wall
Das Wochenende ist wie ein neues Land
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The weekend is like a new land
Wochentag, Wochenende, Tag und Nacht
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Weekday, weekend, day and night
Von Montag bis Freitag wird so viel gemacht
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From Monday to Friday, so much is done
Aber Samstag und Sonntag, da bin ich frei
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But Saturday and Sunday, there I am free (more naturally: But on Saturday and Sunday, I am free)
Es ist die schönste Zeit, komm und sei dabei
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It is the most beautiful time, come and be with it (more naturally: It's the best time, come and join in)
Keine Eile mehr, kein Stress und kein Muss
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No hurry anymore, no stress and no must (more naturally: No more rushing, no stress, and no obligations)
Ich genieße die Tage bis zum Schluss
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I enjoy the days until the end
Fünf Tage die Woche renne ich durch die Gassen
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Five days a week I run through the alleys
Aber jetzt ist es Zeit, die Seele baumeln zu lassen
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But now it is time to let the soul dangle (here the idiom refers to unwinding and relaxing completely)
Kein Chef, keine Regeln, nur der warme Wind
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No boss, no rules, only the warm wind
Ich fühle mich glücklich wie ein kleines Kind
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I feel happy like a little child
Wochentag, Wochenende, Tag und Nacht
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Weekday, weekend, day and night
Von Montag bis Freitag wird so viel gemacht
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From Monday to Friday, so much is done
Aber Samstag und Sonntag, da bin ich frei
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But Saturday and Sunday, there I am free (more naturally: But on Saturday and Sunday, I am free)
Es ist die schönste Zeit, komm und sei dabei
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It is the most beautiful time, come and be with it (more naturally: It's the best time, come and join in)
Keine Eile mehr, kein Stress und kein Muss
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No hurry anymore, no stress and no must (more naturally: No more rushing, no stress, and no obligations)
Ich genieße die Tage bis zum Schluss
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I enjoy the days until the end
Montag, Dienstag
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Monday, Tuesday
Samstag, Sonntag
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Saturday, Sunday
Schönes Wochenende
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Nice weekend (more naturally: Have a nice weekend)
I drink coffee, the tiredness is a hex (here 'Hex' is a shortened rhyme for 'witch' or a 'curse'; more naturally: exhaustion is a curse)
DienstagundMittwoch, icharbeiteschwer
Tuesday and Wednesday, I work hard
IchnehmedenZugdurchdasMenschenmeer
I take the train through the sea of people
Donnerstagistvoll, derFreitagistda
Thursday is full, the Friday is here (more naturally: Thursday is busy, and Friday is finally here)
IchwarteaufdenAbend, dasistmirklar
I wait for the evening, that is clear to me (more naturally: I'm waiting for the evening, that's for sure)
DieStadtbewegtsich, dieMenschengehenschnell
The city moves itself, the people walk fast (more naturally: The city is moving, people are walking fast)
DieLichterderAutosleuchtensogrell
The lights of the cars shine so glaringly (more naturally: The car headlights are shining so brightly)
IchschaueaufdieUhranderweißenWand
I look at the clock on the white wall
DasWochenendeistwieeinneuesLand
The weekend is like a new land
Wochentag, Wochenende, TagundNacht
Weekday, weekend, day and night
VonMontagbisFreitagwirdsovielgemacht
From Monday to Friday, so much is done
AberSamstagundSonntag, dabinichfrei
But Saturday and Sunday, there I am free (more naturally: But on Saturday and Sunday, I am free)
EsistdieschönsteZeit, kommundseidabei
It is the most beautiful time, come and be with it (more naturally: It's the best time, come and join in)
KeineEilemehr, keinStressundkeinMuss
No hurry anymore, no stress and no must (more naturally: No more rushing, no stress, and no obligations)
IchgenießedieTagebiszumSchluss
I enjoy the days until the end
Samstagmorgen, ichschlafebisumzehn
Saturday morning, I sleep until at ten (more naturally: Saturday morning, I sleep until ten)
IchwilldenWeckerwirklichnichtmehrsehen
I really do not want to see the alarm clock anymore
IchtreffemeineFreundedraußenimPark
I meet my friends outside in the park
Wirlachenzusammen, bisderHimmelwirddark
We laugh together until the sky becomes dark
DerSonntagistruhig, ichleseeinBuch
The Sunday is quiet, I read a book (more naturally: Sunday is quiet, I'm reading a book)
IchkochegutesEssenbeimeinemVersuch
I cook good food at my attempt (more naturally: I try my hand at cooking some good food)
DieStadtbewegtsich, dieMenschengehenschnell
The city moves itself, the people walk fast (more naturally: The city is moving, people are walking fast)
DieLichterderAutosleuchtensogrell
The lights of the cars shine so glaringly (more naturally: The car headlights are shining so brightly)
IchschaueaufdieUhranderweißenWand
I look at the clock on the white wall
DasWochenendeistwieeinneuesLand
The weekend is like a new land
Wochentag, Wochenende, TagundNacht
Weekday, weekend, day and night
VonMontagbisFreitagwirdsovielgemacht
From Monday to Friday, so much is done
AberSamstagundSonntag, dabinichfrei
But Saturday and Sunday, there I am free (more naturally: But on Saturday and Sunday, I am free)
EsistdieschönsteZeit, kommundseidabei
It is the most beautiful time, come and be with it (more naturally: It's the best time, come and join in)
KeineEilemehr, keinStressundkeinMuss
No hurry anymore, no stress and no must (more naturally: No more rushing, no stress, and no obligations)
IchgenießedieTagebiszumSchluss
I enjoy the days until the end
FünfTagedieWocherenneichdurchdieGassen
Five days a week I run through the alleys
AberjetztistesZeit, dieSeelebaumelnzulassen
But now it is time to let the soul dangle (here the idiom refers to unwinding and relaxing completely)
KeinChef, keineRegeln, nurderwarmeWind
No boss, no rules, only the warm wind
IchfühlemichglücklichwieeinkleinesKind
I feel happy like a little child
Wochentag, Wochenende, TagundNacht
Weekday, weekend, day and night
VonMontagbisFreitagwirdsovielgemacht
From Monday to Friday, so much is done
AberSamstagundSonntag, dabinichfrei
But Saturday and Sunday, there I am free (more naturally: But on Saturday and Sunday, I am free)
EsistdieschönsteZeit, kommundseidabei
It is the most beautiful time, come and be with it (more naturally: It's the best time, come and join in)
KeineEilemehr, keinStressundkeinMuss
No hurry anymore, no stress and no must (more naturally: No more rushing, no stress, and no obligations)
IchgenießedieTagebiszumSchluss
I enjoy the days until the end
Montag, Dienstag
Monday, Tuesday
Samstag, Sonntag
Saturday, Sunday
SchönesWochenende
Nice weekend (more naturally: Have a nice weekend)
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What is it about?
The song tells the story of a completely normal week in the city. From Monday to Friday, the alarm clock rings early, you drink coffee, take the train, and work a lot. On the weekend, everything is different: sleeping in, meeting friends in the park, reading, cooking. The weekend feels “wie ein neues Land”.
Useful words and expressions
die Wochentage: Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag, Sonntag
der Montagmorgen, der Samstagmorgen: weekday + time of day forms a compound noun
der Wecker klingelt um sechs: telling time with um
bis um zehn schlafen: to sleep in
von Montag bis Freitag: a time period with von … bis
das Menschenmeer: very many people at once
keine Eile, kein Stress, kein Muss: das Muss is an obligation, something that you have to do
die Seele baumeln lassen: to relax and think about nothing
komm und sei dabei: join in
Schönes Wochenende!: a typical greeting on Friday
Grammar
Weekdays without an article: “Dienstag und Mittwoch arbeite ich.” With a preposition, you say am Montag, am Wochenende.
Verb in position 2: “Aber Samstag und Sonntag, da bin ich frei.” When da is at the beginning of the clause, the verb follows immediately.
Passive voice: “Von Montag bis Freitag wird so viel gemacht.” Formed with werden + past participle.
Negation with kein: keine Eile (feminine), kein Stress (masculine), keine Regeln (plural).
lassen + infinitive: “die Seele baumeln zu lassen”, here with zu because it is preceded by “Es ist Zeit”.
Comparison with wie: “glücklich wie ein kleines Kind”.
Watch out: Don’t copy this!
Some lines are incorrect or unusual for the sake of the rhyme:
“die Müdigkeit ist ein Hex”: Hex does not exist in German. It probably means Hexe. A normal way to say this would be, for example, “Ich bin total müde.”
“bis der Himmel wird dark”: dark is English, and in a subordinate clause the verb goes at the end. Correct: “bis der Himmel dunkel wird”.
“Ich arbeite schwer”: It is more common to say “Ich arbeite hart” or “viel”.
“Ich koche gutes Essen bei meinem Versuch”: This does not sound natural. Better: “Ich versuche, etwas Gutes zu kochen.”
“Donnerstag ist voll”: Here voll is meant in the sense of having a lot to do. A clearer way to say this is “Donnerstag ist stressig”.
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