Dr. Ludwig | Dat es der Lennet Kann [German carnival song][+English translation] @dr.ludwig | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 days ago.
Lennet Kann (Leonard van Kann) was a famous citizen of Aachen, he lived from 1844 to 1916. He was apparently mentally slightly disabled, very tall and skinny and known for his weird stiff movements (especially in old age), and he basically was a beggar.
However, the citizens of Aachen liked him because he was harmless and kind, so they often gave him money or food and invited him to parties, where he was given certain honors and badges (which he always wore with pride on his suit).
Especially children and students loved him, these are the "Domgrafen" mentioned in the first stanza, the term literally translates to "cathedral counts" and means the youth living around the famous Aachen cathedral. The people mentioned in the beginning of the second stanza are other beloved "originals" of Aachen: "Spiene Jupp" for example was a guy who sold wood shavings for a living, and "Jokeb met et Feißje" collected barrels. To this day, "der Lennet" is one of the most famous figures of Aachen, he is one of the most important characters in the local carnival tradition. The people of Aachen haven't forgotten him, and he remains a beloved part of his hometown. The citizens of Aachen often use the story of Lennet Kann as an example for the local way of life, where people help each other out no matter what. The text is mostly in Standard German, but with a slight mix of Öcher Platt, the dialect of Aachen. It is a Ripuarian dialect and related to Kölsch, the dialect of Cologne.

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Dat es der Lennet, dat es der Lennet Kann.
Dat es der Lennet, va Oche der schönnste Mann!

Was zog einst durch Aachen für eine Gestalt,
Mit Orden geschmückt, mit Ehrenzeichen.
Die Hosenpfeifen gemahnten sobald
An Spazierstöckchen oder dergleichen.
De Arme, se baumeln an den Seiten herab,
Als hingen sie los wie in Scharnieren,
So ist er getrappelt bergauf und bergab, (or getrovvelt)
Die Domgrafen aber jubilieren:

Dat es der Lennet, dat es der Lennet Kann.
Dat es der Lennet, va Oche der schönnste Mann!
Dat es der Lennet, dat es der Lennet Kann.
Dat es der Lennet, va Oche der schönnste Mann!

Der Nandes, de Latz än der Spiene Jupp
Sind alle schon längst verblichen,
Der Jokeb met et Feißje und de Frau Zupp
Sind längst schon zum Himmelein geschlichen.
Sie lurten herapper und als kam die Zeit,
Dass Lennets liebe Seele wollt entfliehen,
Da standen sie alle am Himmelstor bereit
Und fingen mit de Engelscher an ze singen:

Da kütt der Lennet, da kütt der Lennet Kann.
Da kütt der Lennet, va Oche der schönnste Mann!
Dat es der Lennet, dat es der Lennet Kann.
Dat es der Lennet, va Oche der schönnste Mann!