Comments on: “Anfan Anzufangen”, submitted by Alexander Gellner: A Channel Frederator Featured Film http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/01/19/anfan-anzufangen-submitted-by-alexander-ge/ Cartoon Central on the Internet. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:24:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Olaf http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/01/19/anfan-anzufangen-submitted-by-alexander-ge/#comment-1126 Olaf Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/01/19/anfan-anzufangen-submitted-by-alexander-ge/#comment-1126 This a kind of motivation song. It's hard for a lot of people to do a first step because they don't have the energy to start new things. Roughly translated "Der Anfang anzufang'n ist hart" means "It's hard to make a start". But if you don't start and dream all day long, you'll end as a gas station attendant without a lot of girlfriends. So: "Move your ass!" ("Beweg dein'n Arsch")<br /><br />@Melissa<br />Yeah, "Scheisse" ("shiezer") is a nasty German word. ;-) The meaning of "Jeder schiebt die Scheisse vor sich her" is "Everyone avoids his own sh*t" (instead of get rid of it).<br /><br />I'm sorry for my bad English. This a kind of motivation song. It’s hard for a lot of people to do a first step because they don’t have the energy to start new things. Roughly translated “Der Anfang anzufang’n ist hart” means “It’s hard to make a start”. But if you don’t start and dream all day long, you’ll end as a gas station attendant without a lot of girlfriends. So: “Move your ass!” (”Beweg dein’n Arsch”)

@Melissa
Yeah, “Scheisse” (”shiezer”) is a nasty German word. ;-) The meaning of “Jeder schiebt die Scheisse vor sich her” is “Everyone avoids his own sh*t” (instead of get rid of it).

I’m sorry for my bad English.

]]> By: Melissa http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/01/19/anfan-anzufangen-submitted-by-alexander-ge/#comment-1127 Melissa Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/01/19/anfan-anzufangen-submitted-by-alexander-ge/#comment-1127 JT and Olaf, your translations have made my day. I knew there was a reason I loved this song, even though I didn't understand a word. JT and Olaf, your translations have made my day. I knew there was a reason I loved this song, even though I didn’t understand a word.

]]> By: alex http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/01/19/anfan-anzufangen-submitted-by-alexander-ge/#comment-1128 alex Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/01/19/anfan-anzufangen-submitted-by-alexander-ge/#comment-1128 hey melissa, <br />i am happy that you featured and liked the video (as you can see on my blog) :) but i never got your email sorry. please resend your mail to alex@gellnerism.de <br /><br />to the video: i documented the process a little on my blog. click on "production notes". i tend do chat a little much on my blog. but i guess that's the medium. so let me know if you have any more questions. i'd be happy to answer them. and thanks for the support again. you made my day. <br /><br />alex hey melissa,
i am happy that you featured and liked the video (as you can see on my blog) :) but i never got your email sorry. please resend your mail to alex@gellnerism.de

to the video: i documented the process a little on my blog. click on “production notes”. i tend do chat a little much on my blog. but i guess that’s the medium. so let me know if you have any more questions. i’d be happy to answer them. and thanks for the support again. you made my day.

alex

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]]> By: alex http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/01/19/anfan-anzufangen-submitted-by-alexander-ge/#comment-1130 alex Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/01/19/anfan-anzufangen-submitted-by-alexander-ge/#comment-1130 ... …

]]> By: alex http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/01/19/anfan-anzufangen-submitted-by-alexander-ge/#comment-1131 alex Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/01/19/anfan-anzufangen-submitted-by-alexander-ge/#comment-1131 hi melissa,<br />thx for the feature. i am happy that you liked it. but i didnt get your mail, sorry. please resend your questions to alex@gellnerism.de <br /><br />i also documented some of the work on my blog. click on "production notes". caution: i tend to chat a little much on my blog. olaf (your german?) has translated correctly. thanks. okay, be sure to write me if you have any more questions. and thanks again for the feature. hi melissa,
thx for the feature. i am happy that you liked it. but i didnt get your mail, sorry. please resend your questions to alex@gellnerism.de

i also documented some of the work on my blog. click on “production notes”. caution: i tend to chat a little much on my blog. olaf (your german?) has translated correctly. thanks. okay, be sure to write me if you have any more questions. and thanks again for the feature.

]]> By: alex http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/01/19/anfan-anzufangen-submitted-by-alexander-ge/#comment-1132 alex Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/01/19/anfan-anzufangen-submitted-by-alexander-ge/#comment-1132 hi melissa,<br />thx for the feature. i am happy that you liked it. but i didnt get your mail, sorry. please resend your questions to alex@gellnerism.de <br /><br />i also documented some of the work on my blog. click on "production notes". caution: i tend to chat a little much on my blog. olaf (your german?) has translated correctly. thanks. okay, be sure to write me if you have any more questions. and thanks again for the feature. hi melissa,
thx for the feature. i am happy that you liked it. but i didnt get your mail, sorry. please resend your questions to alex@gellnerism.de

i also documented some of the work on my blog. click on “production notes”. caution: i tend to chat a little much on my blog. olaf (your german?) has translated correctly. thanks. okay, be sure to write me if you have any more questions. and thanks again for the feature.

]]> By: JT http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/01/19/anfan-anzufangen-submitted-by-alexander-ge/#comment-1125 JT Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000 http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2007/01/19/anfan-anzufangen-submitted-by-alexander-ge/#comment-1125 You can find the lyrics on the interweb. Google search is a great thing but Google translations couldn't do much with this song! Based on my high school German from long ago, he says it's hard to get started, but if you don't you won't ever do anything worthwhile.<br /><br />"Barsch" in the cartoon is a fish (perch) and it's a pun on the line from the refrain "Beweg dein Arsch" -- "move your ass!" You can find the lyrics on the interweb. Google search is a great thing but Google translations couldn’t do much with this song! Based on my high school German from long ago, he says it’s hard to get started, but if you don’t you won’t ever do anything worthwhile.

“Barsch” in the cartoon is a fish (perch) and it’s a pun on the line from the refrain “Beweg dein Arsch” — “move your ass!”

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