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There's actually a number of bands in Germany that uses various old/dead languages including Latin. In most cases they are just musical adaptations of historic
by pluma 12y ago
There's actually a number of bands in Germany that uses various old/dead languages including Latin. In most cases they are just musical adaptations of historic texts, though, not novel works entirely.
As far as rap music goes, I particularly enjoy this[0] interpretation of the "love" song "Ich was ein chint so wolgetan" (it's actually about rape, from the perspective of the victim[1]). It's alternating between Middle High German and Latin.
[0]: http://mp3.pm/song/13460415/Schelmish_-_Ich_Was_Ein_Chint/ http://mp3.pm/song/13460415/Schelmish_-_Ich_Was_Ein_Chint/
[1]: http://lyrics.wikia.com/Helium_Vola:Ich_Was_Ein_Chint_So_Wolgetan/en http://lyrics.wikia.com/Helium_Vola:Ich_Was_Ein_Chint_So_Wol...
- schoen 12y agoThis kind of verse is called macaronic verse (or makkaronische Dichtung in German). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaronic_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaronic_language I think the Wikipedia article's coverage of the German/Latin macaronic verse tradition could use some more detail.