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De Höhner
"Viva Colonia" is a 2003 song and album by the German band De Höhner. The song is sung in a language which resembles the local dialect of Cologne, Kölsch, but differs in that the lyrics do not have many particularly Kölsch words, and thus are relatively easily understood by all German-language speakers.
The song's title refers to the city of Cologne. The song is especially popular at carnival time, often played several times a day. It can be heard throughout the country, not solely in Cologne. For example, during carnival and during Oktoberfest in Munich, Bavaria, the song remains essentially the same except "Viva Bavaria!" is substituted for "Viva Colonia!"
The song is also played on many other occasions. For example, 1. FC Köln and the Kölner Haie, an ice hockey team, play the song frequently during their games.
Lyrics
The song is very chorus heavy, and the crowd always sings along with the chorus.
| Chorus (Kölsch) |
English translation |
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Met ner Pappnas gebore dr Dom en dr Täsch,
han mir uns jeschwore: Mer jon unsre Wääch
Alles wat mer krieje künne, nemme mer och met,
weil et jede Augenbleck nur einmol jitt...
Mer jon zom FC Kölle un mer jon zom KEC
Mer drinke jän e Kölsch un mer fahre KVB
Henkelmännche - Millowitsch, bei uns es immer jet loss
Mer fiere jän, ejal of klein of jroß - wat et och koss'!
Da simmer dabei! Dat is prima! VIVA COLONIA!
Wir lieben das Leben, die Liebe und die Lust
Wir glauben an den lieben Gott und hab'n noch immer Durst.
Mer han dä Kölsche Klüngel un Arsch huh - su heiߴ et he!
Alaaf op Ruusemondaach un Aloah CSD
Mer sin multikulinarisch - mer sin multikulturell
Mer sin in jeder Hinsicht aktuell - auch sexuell!
chorus:
Da simmer dabei! Dat is prima! VIVA COLONIA!
Wir lieben das Leben, die Liebe und die Lust
Wir glauben an den lieben Gott und hab'n noch immer Durst.
Mer lääve hück - nit murje, zo schnell verjeiht die Zigg
L.M.A.A. ihr Sorje - mer lääve dä Augenbleck
...un dä es jenau jetz'!
chorus:
Da simmer dabei! Dat is prima! VIVA COLONIA!
Wir lieben das Leben, die Liebe und die Lust
Wir glauben an den lieben Gott und hab'n noch immer Durst.
chorus:
Da simmer dabei! Dat is prima! VIVA COLONIA!
Wir lieben das Leben, die Liebe und die Lust
Wir glauben an den lieben Gott und hab'n noch immer Durst.[1]
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Literal English translation:
Born with a cardboard nose, the cathedral in the pocket
We have confirmed us by oath: We are going our path
Everything we could get, we take it with us,
Since every moment exists only once
chorus:
Idiomatic English translation:
Count us in! That's great! Viva Cologne!
We love life, love, and fun
We believe in the dear Lord God and want to keep on drinking!
Literal English translation:
We are taking part. That's great. Viva Colonia!
We love life, love and lust [or desire, not necessarily sexual]
We believe in the dear God, and are still thirsty!
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