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In Europe, they changed the lyrics to be about having fun in the summertime. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-g7aWN6NI0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-g7a
by ahazred8ta 3y ago
In Europe, they changed the lyrics to be about having fun in the summertime. -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-g7aWN6NI0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-g7aWN6NI0 (Indira Weis 2009)
- eesmith 3y agoInteresting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_New_Orleans_(song) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_New_Orleans_(song) says there are at least three different German translations. Still, when I listen to the German version I hear a much stronger connection to Guthrie's style than Goodman's. I don't know the right music terminology. To my ear, Guthrie and Weis sing on the beats with even syllables, while Goodman stretches and compresses the syllables within the beat. Like, Guthrie has "sóns of Púll·man Pórt·ers and sóns of én·gin·éers", where I use the acute accent to indicate emphasis, and with the same timing between the syllables, making it like the puffs and chuffs of a steam locomotive. Weis's song also has very regular timing. While Weis has "sōns öf Pūll·män Pōrt·ers änd sōns öf ēngïnēers" where I use the macron to show both emphasis and stretching of the vowel, and the dieresis to indicate a shortened vowel.
- AlbertCory 3y agoAlways look on Wikipedia, I should have realized. seriously: they keep the melody and make the lyrics NOT about trains? I'd be happy to have never known that. I guess trains are not disappearing in Europe and there's no romance about them.