Be Cool Speak Deutsch Lyrics in English Die Prinzen

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Be Cool Speak Deutsch by Die Prinzen from German to English.

I wanted to take the train

head off on vacation spur-of-the-moment

and the guy says

'Please line up at the ticket counter with your BahnCard

Do you want InterCity, RailMail or Metropolitan?'

'Sure. But what the heck is that?'

'That lets you travel stress-free to

your meeting on the first-class business train

after that you can chill in the lounge'

that sounds good

And is there a sausage cart on board too, my friend?'

'Nah, but there's a service point. You can get a wellness snack pack there!'

Be cool, speak German

Can you speak a little German with me?

Be cool, speak German with me

Maybe then I'll understand you

'Good day, I'm looking for a small car, or something like that'

'We've got a special right now: this roadster from Smart

with all accessories, off-touch runner tools and hardtop'

'I actually had more like red in mind'

it comes in bluescreen, green stretchflag and numeric

and also the ones with showroom body panels, they're chic!'

that may be, but that's not what I'm interested in

I think I'll take this Beetle here'

'Ah, you mean the Beetle!'

Be cool, speak German

Can you speak a little German with me?

Be cool, speak German with me

Maybe then I'll understand you

Please express yourself a bit more clearly for me

'cause unfortunately I don't speak that language

One, two

Be cool, speak German with me

Maybe then I'll understand you

'I'd like something to eat, to go, would that work?'

'Do you want a Beef Bacon Barbeque, nuggets, a Whopper or what?

We've got cheeseburgers, sandwiches, snacks and also french fries'

'Do you also have fries? Red-white?'

'Those are baked potato skins with Mexican hot sauce and chili cheese

plus mash and gravy, coleslaw'

'Stop it, that sounds nasty!

Don't you have sausage salad with really thick chunks?'

'Or how about chicken?'

'I don't want to send anything! I want something to eat!'

Be cool, speak German

Can you speak a little German with me?

Be cool, speak German with me

Maybe then I'll understand you

What you're saying sounds good

You're surely right

But somehow I can hardly understand you

Be cool, speak German

Can you speak a little German with me?

Be cool, speak German with me

Maybe then I'll understand you

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SONG MEANING

Be Cool Speak Deutsch is a tongue-in-cheek anthem about how modern German is being peppered with flashy English buzzwords. The singer tries three simple things—buy a train ticket, choose a car, and order some food—but each time he runs into a wall of half-German, half-English marketing talk: “Servicepoint,” “First-class-business-Zug,” “numeric green stretchflag,” “baked potato skins with Mexican hot sauce.” His polite reply is always the same: Be cool, speak Deutsch with me, maybe then I’ll understand you!

Behind the comedy lies a gentle critique of language fashion. Die Prinzen remind us that clarity, authenticity, and mutual understanding matter more than sounding trendy. By exaggerating the mish-mash of English phrases, the song playfully asks listeners to think about how much borrowed jargon they really need in everyday conversation—and whether speaking plainly might actually be the cooler choice.

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Die Prinzen Be Cool Speak Deutsch Lyrics