Plansch – Bilingual Lyrics German/English

• By: Bilderbuch
• Album: Schick Schock

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and Bilderbuch's "Plansch" is a perfect starting point for diving into German. The song's clever and often ironic lyrics offer a glimpse into modern, playful German, moving beyond formal textbook language. Its unique blend of indie-pop and hip-hop influences makes it a standout track that showcases the creative possibilities within the language.

[English]

Splash!

...

Splash!

First you dip your foot

Then you let yourself fall

Put on the mask for the disaster ball

Your heart made of sugar

Your skin, your skin, your caramel skin

...

Kids, you have to grease up or you'll catch a cold

Kids, you need to learn something or you won't earn anything

Your eye is trembling

Your eye is trembling like the sun over the vast sea

...

Splash, splash, splash!

Splash, splash, splash!

Splash, splash, splash!

Splash, splash, splash!

...

Blue flair spills over you

You accidentally spill way too much

Your eye is trembling

Your eye is trembling like the sun over the vast sea

If you're afraid of the future, buy yourself a pool!

If you have too much money, throw it in the pool!

If you're sick

Then jump into the pool! (Jump, jump,

Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump)

If you're afraid of the future, buy yourself a pool!

If you have everything, buy another pool!

If you have too much money, throw it in the pool!

If you have everything, drown yourself in the pool!

Splash, splash, splash!

Splash, splash, splash!

Splash, splash, splash!

Splash, splash, splash!

Here’s the net, and get him out! (Get him out)

He’s turning green and blue again (green and blue)

Such a cheeky pool driver, pool driver!

...

This is called the polar bear plunge

Are you going in?

Are you ready? (Yeah yeah)

If you don't jump on the count of three

You won't get your five dollars

...

[German]

Plansch!

Plansch!

Zuerst dippst du den Fuß

Dann lässt du dich fallen

Leg die Maske an für den Fiaskoball

Dein Herz aus Zucker

Deine Haut, deine Haut, deine Haut Karamell

Kind du musst dich einschmieren sonst verkühlst du dich

Kind du musst was lernen sonst verdienst du nichts

Dein Auge zittert

Dein Auge zittert wie die Sonne im weiten Meer

Plansch, Plansch, Plansch!

Plansch, Plansch, Plansch!

Plansch, Plansch, Plansch!

Plansch, Plansch, Plansch!

Blaues Flair ergießt sich über dich

Du verschüttest viel zu viel versehentlich

Dein Auge zittert

Dein Auge zittert wie die Sonne im weiten Meer

Wenn du Angst vor der Zukunft hast, kauf dir ein Pool!

Wenn du zu viel Geld hast, schmeiß es in den Pool!

Wenn du krank bist

Spring dann in den Pool! (Jump, jump,

Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump)

Wenn du Angst vor der Zukunft hast, kauf dir ein Pool!

Wenn du alles hast, kauf noch einen Pool!

Wenn du zu viel Geld hast, schmeiß es in den Pool!

Wenn du alles hast, ersauf dich im Pool!

Plansch, Plansch, Plansch!

Plansch, Plansch, Plansch!

Plansch, Plansch, Plansch!

Plansch, Plansch, Plansch!

Her den Kescher und holt ihn raus! (Holt ihn raus)

Er treibt's wieder grün und blau (grün und blau)

So ein frecher Beckenverdrecker, Beckenverdrecker!

This is called the polar bear plunge

Are you going in?

Are you ready? (Yeah yeah)

If you don't jump on the count of three

You do not get your five dollars

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Plansch /plɑːnʃ/ A1	noun - splash
Fuß /fuːs/ A1	noun - foot
Herz /hɛʁts/ A1	noun - heart
Haut /haʊt/ A1	noun - skin
Zucker /ˈtsʊkɐ/ A1	noun - sugar
lernen /ˈlɛʁnən/ A2	verb - to learn
Angst /aŋst/ B1	noun - fear
Zukunft /ˈtsuːkʊnft/ B1	noun - future
Pool /puːl/ A2	noun - pool
springen /ˈʃpʁɪŋən/ B1	verb - to jump
schmeiß /ʃmaɪs/ B2	verb - to throw
frech /fʁɛç/ B2	adjective - cheeky
verdienen /fɛʁˈdiːnən/ B2	verb - to earn
versehentlich /fɛʁˈzeːhɛntlɪç/ C1	adjective - accidental