"Über sieben Brücken musst du gehn" Das Lied von der Rock Gruppe Karat
This phrase translates to "over seven bridges you must go".
<----- Die Brücke als Symbol der Hoffnung und Sehnsucht ------ Why is this so significant? The bridge as it says above is a symbol, one of hope and yearning. This clearly shows how the people of east and west Germany needed badly to unite into one nation again. Vergangenheit – translation: Past; sense of time For example: In der Vergangenheit – ein geteiltes Land , In the past – a divided country. The two Germanys, with two flags, and two different governments. With the Deutsche Wiedervereinigung in October 3rd, 1990 the two countries was truly a thing of the Vergangenheit. Wiedervereinigung- re-unification: Date 3. October, 1990 * Note that in 1989 the borders were opened but Germany was still two seperate countries for almost 1 year* Republikflucht - Escape the GDR without permission, it was very hard to even get permission for business trips or even visits which was even less likely. Flüchtling- To flee the Republic, a person who flees is a refugee or auf Deutsche ein Flüchtling.
This phrase translates to "over seven bridges you must go".
<----- Die Brücke als Symbol der Hoffnung und Sehnsucht ------ Why is this so significant? The bridge as it says above is a symbol, one of hope and yearning. This clearly shows how the people of east and west Germany needed badly to unite into one nation again. Vergangenheit – translation: Past; sense of time For example: In der Vergangenheit – ein geteiltes Land , In the past – a divided country. The two Germanys, with two flags, and two different governments. With the Deutsche Wiedervereinigung in October 3rd, 1990 the two countries was truly a thing of the Vergangenheit. Wiedervereinigung- re-unification: Date 3. October, 1990 * Note that in 1989 the borders were opened but Germany was still two seperate countries for almost 1 year* Republikflucht - Escape the GDR without permission, it was very hard to even get permission for business trips or even visits which was even less likely. Flüchtling- To flee the Republic, a person who flees is a refugee or auf Deutsche ein Flüchtling.
ausführlich--in detail/circumstantial -
Vergleich---compare to
Außergewöhnliches-unusal of sorts: Many people thought east germany was some kind of foreign planet as did probably the east Germans thought of the west. "Hinter der Grenze bemerkte ich nichts Außergewöhnliches. 'Sieht ja aus wie im Osten', dachte ich..."
* yea yea I'll fix this stuff later cuz I gotta put better defs. in here* Whoa...hold up people! I'm not done yet...don't start yellin' at me until I'm done putting in the other ,what, 5 words in this mini-glossary! Bis Bald!
