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Gesellschaft in Context May 16, 2015 15:41:43 GMT -5

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Post by Dashe on May 16, 2015 15:41:43 GMT -5

This song is from a German musical that's been in localization hell for over six years now. It's based on a novel. And the song actually uses the real definition of "Gesellschaft" so I figured it was tangentially relevant to MMLS. It lapses into French at the end and they spout random English once in a while because it seems to be set in NYC and generally it just makes the amateur linguist in me very happy.

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Gesellschaft in Context May 17, 2015 12:12:12 GMT -5

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Post by Loken on May 17, 2015 12:12:12 GMT -5

Hey if this was relevant to MML it wouldn't be in Mumbo Jumbo! This makes me realize that although I just finished my Elementary German class, I still do not know nearly enough German. Also in that class I used Gesellschaft and Gemeinshaft in the kind of creative writing portions and I think it really confused mein Professor.

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Gesellschaft in Context May 17, 2015 12:43:09 GMT -5

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Post by Dashe on May 17, 2015 12:43:09 GMT -5

Relevant to MMLS, not to MML.

I figured just because the word got dropped a few times, someone would be into it! I found a page with the songtext...I mean lyrics...and the person who'd transcribed it obviously didn't know French, so I had to deal with not being able to correct "vollidiot" into "folle idiote." I wish I knew why she kept dumping French everywhere. She might just think it's fancy or be one of those France weebs who collect things with the Eiffel Tower on them.