Uploaded April 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This has been re-uploaded by mistake. But we leave it on youtube, it's a good song. The advertising stuff is not from us, it has been added by yt because the song is not ours. Maybe from now on we should try some compositions instead.
An interesting remake of our video has been created by Art Fischman here: youtube.com/watch?v=FbRzR7g7NgI
The kids decided to sing Alter Mann in English. The translation is quite loosely done, for better vocal expressivity - but the meaning, the message and the surreal imagery are all there. Lyrics are below:
The old man's holding his hand fan
And combs the water, makes it flat,
He's waiting for the midday's wind
And then he moves his fan a lot.
I cast a stone and make a splash,
The water wrinkles and the old man
Sadly flattens down the waves
And then he said, before he died...
Re:
The water is your mirror now,
When smooth don't laugh at your reflection,
See how much fairy tale is left for you
And pray to lose not thy salvation.
I cast a stone and make a splash,
The water wrinkles as in pain,
And then I take the old man's fan
And sweep the water flat again.
And all around there's only sand
And high above the sky's so far
Sometimes I miss the old man's presence,
But I remember his wise lesson...
Re, Re
On this translation of "Alter Mann" we searched for a certain sonority of the words similar to Till's intonation, while keeping the meaning intact. The original Rammstein's lyrics were not betrayed.
Children Medieval Band
Stefan (11) - guitar, vocal
Olga (9) - keyboard, vocal
Cornelia (6) - drums
More info: childrenmedievalband.wordpress.com
Follow CMB on Twitter: twitter.com/childrenmediev
CMB link on Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Medieval-Band-of-young-children/211817842219823
Recorded on Mar 20, 2013 in California, USA
This has been re-uploaded by mistake. But we leave it on youtube, it's a good song. The advertising stuff is not from us, it has been added by yt because the song is not ours. Maybe from now on we should try some compositions instead.
An interesting remake of our video has been created by Art Fischman here: youtube.com/watch?v=FbRzR7g7NgI
The kids decided to sing Alter Mann in English. The translation is quite loosely done, for better vocal expressivity - but the meaning, the message and the surreal imagery are all there. Lyrics are below:
The old man's holding his hand fan
And combs the water, makes it flat,
He's waiting for the midday's wind
And then he moves his fan a lot.
I cast a stone and make a splash,
The water wrinkles and the old man
Sadly flattens down the waves
And then he said, before he died...
Re:
The water is your mirror now,
When smooth don't laugh at your reflection,
See how much fairy tale is left for you
And pray to lose not thy salvation.
I cast a stone and make a splash,
The water wrinkles as in pain,
And then I take the old man's fan
And sweep the water flat again.
And all around there's only sand
And high above the sky's so far
Sometimes I miss the old man's presence,
But I remember his wise lesson...
Re, Re
On this translation of "Alter Mann" we searched for a certain sonority of the words similar to Till's intonation, while keeping the meaning intact. The original Rammstein's lyrics were not betrayed.
Children Medieval Band
Stefan (11) - guitar, vocal
Olga (9) - keyboard, vocal
Cornelia (6) - drums
More info: childrenmedievalband.wordpress.com
Follow CMB on Twitter: twitter.com/childrenmediev
CMB link on Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Medieval-Band-of-young-children/211817842219823
Recorded on Mar 20, 2013 in California, USA
