A St. Martin's Day lantern
Ich geh' mit meiner Laterne
Und meine Laterne mit mir.
Dort oben leuchten die Sterne,
Hier unten, da leuchten wir.
Mein Licht ist aus,
Wir geh'n nach Haus,
Rabimmel, rabammel, rabum.
I'm going with my lantern
And my lantern goes with me.
Up above the stars are glowing,
And glowing, too, are we.
My light is out,
We're going home,
Rabimmel, rabammel, rabum.
Listen to voyage kids singers from primary schools throughout the UK singing Ich gehe mit meiner Laterne.
Why not record your pupils singing Ich geh' mit meiner Laterne in German?
We'll put the recording online for everyone to listen to!
Just send your recording as an MP3 file to kids@ukgermanconnection.org - Don't forget to tell us your name, the name and address of your school, and what class your pupils are from.
You can find the sheet music here:
| Deutsch | English |
|---|---|
| die Laterne | lantern |
| gehen | to walk / go |
| die Sterne | stars |
| leuchten | to glow |
| das Licht | light |
| das Haus | house / home |
| Rabimmel, rabammel, rabum | Rabimmel, rabammel, rabum (it means the same thing in English!) |
