Posted on 04/20/2006 8:17:29 AM PDT by Pyro7480
England fans urged to chant in German
LONDON (Reuters) - England fans are being encouraged to learn the German versions of well known football chants before the World Cup.
In its package of travel tips for fans at the month-long tournament, the Foreign Office is to provide handy singalong translations on its website www.britishembassyworldcup.com.
"Those football fans who wish to learn the English songs in German to sing at the World Cup can do so and the Foreign Office will help them do that," a spokesman said.
"We are not sure when they will go up on the site and which chants will be chosen," he added.
The Sun, stepped eagerly into the breach with a two-page World Cup song sheet.
Inevitably that included a translation of "5-1 5-1" -- England's winning margin against Germany in a World Cup qualifying match in 2001.
I heard one some years back. An aging British Airways pilot, forgetting momentarily his true destination, requested landing permission from air-traffic control in Berlin.
A voice replied in heavily German-accented English: "This is Dresden, don't you even know where is Dresden?"
The reply by the Brit, a former RAF pilot: "Oh bloody sorry. Dresden, yes, I know Dresden. I was by here once before, in 1945, but I didn't land then..."
Silence from the tower as the traffic controller realized this is when the US and Britain firebombed the city.
I went to the Oktoberfest in Munich while I lived in Germany. Somehow after a few Mas of beer, I was singing with the Germans. I don't know what I was singing, but it was fun.
What is German for "Your going to get your f*****g head kicked in"?
Achtung - Spitfeuer
muwaahaha...
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