Bilingual Song, Mann comic poem 369 by Angela Lansbury

Try to learn German

I'm sure you can

Man is Mann

Und Mann ist man

 The English say yes

Ja, Germans needn't guess

The French nod a oui

The Spanish agree si

Try to learn German

I'm sure you can

Man is mann

Und Mann ist man

Would you like to speak

To friends you don't yet know

You could learn easily

Made up Esperanto

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I'm sure you can

Man is mann

Und Mann ist man

I'll remind you of words you've heard

Foreign words you already know

I bet you know Spanish amigo

For friend, wearing a big brimmed, sombrero

Try to learn German

I'm sure you can

Man is mann

Und Mann ist man

Do you speak Swahili

You journey, safari

But you also know

The big word, it's jumbo

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Man is mann

Und Mann ist man

The French offer fine food

You cannot forget

Croissant, cafe, bouquet

For a tête-à-tête, (sit) on a banquette

Try to learn German

I'm sure you can

Man is mann

Und Mann ist man

Try to learn German

I'm sure you can

Man is mann

Und Mann ist man

Ja, kinder, and garden

We learn in kindergarten

Adult's first easy lesson

Is essen in delicatessen

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Man is mann

Und Mann ist man

I've found some new words

Which we all know, at least

Taxi, and menu, wine beer

For help, just look for the language, police

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I'm sure you can

Man is mann

Und Mann ist man

To emphasize letters

Add a dash or a dot

Those strange diacritics

Save you from critics, help you a lot,

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Man is mann

Und Mann ist man

Try to learn German

It's not hard to guess

Ja is yes

You double the s

Try to learn German

I'm sure you can

Man is mann

Und Mann ist man

 -ends-

Copyright Angela Lansbury. 2024, January

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