12 days of Christmas (Indian Style)

18.12.2007

Gestern Abend war unser Nachbar zu Besuch und suchte bei Youtube wie wild nach irgendwelchen Weihnachtsliedern. Gefunden hat er zwar nicht das, was er gesucht hat, dafür aber eine total niedliche Version des Liedes “12 days of Christmas”.

Da ich den indischen Akzent total gern mag (Kaya Yanar in seiner Rolle als Ranjid oder auch die Originalstimme von Mohinder Suresh in “Heroes”) und es eigentlich auch kein Problem ist, dieses Englisch zu verstehen, habe ich mal eben genauer hingerhört. Ich hoffe ich habe keine zu großen Fehler eingebaut. Den Teil mit den Bollywood-Filmen am achten Tag und das Ende des Namens am elften Tag kriege ich nicht ganz mit. (Mittlerweile habe ich den Namen, glaube ich, doch hinbekommen.)

auf deutsch …

1. eine total ungenügende Mitgift
2. zwei neugierige Schwiegereltern
3. drei gebutterte Hühnchen
4. vier Hare-Krishna-Jünger
5. fünf Indianerspiele (12. Tag: fünf Minuten Ruhm)
6. sechs Informatik-Absolventen
7. sieben ELEVEN-Arbeiter (ich weiß, daß es eine Supermarktkette gibt, die “Seven Eleven” heißt, im Video heißt der Laden aber eindeutig nur “ELEVEN”)
8. acht Bollywood-Filme
9. neun Telefonvermarkter
10. zehn Minuten Yoga
11. elfsilbige Namen

1. zwölf Cricketball-Manipulierer

And here come the lyrics:

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
A totally insufficient dowry.

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
Two nosy in-laws and a totally insufficient dowry.

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
Three buttered chickens, two nosy in-laws and a totally insufficient dowry.

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
Four Hare Krishnas (Is that indian?), three buttered chickens, two nosy in-laws and a totally insufficient dowry.

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
Five indian games (I want to be the cowboy!), four Hare Krishnas, three buttered chickens, two nosy in-laws and a totally insufficient dowry.

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
Six IT graduates, five indian games, four Hare Krishnas, three buttered chickens, two nosy in-laws and a totally insufficient dowry.

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
Seven ELEVEN workers, six IT graduates, five indian games, four Hare Krishnas, three buttered chickens, two nosy in-laws and a totally insufficient dowry.

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
Eight Bollywood films (???), seven ELEVEN workers, six IT graduates, five indian games, four Hare Krishnas, three buttered chickens, two nosy in-laws and a totally insufficient dowry.

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
Nine telemarketers (G’day mate, this is Colin Jones, are you wanting greater call rates?), eight Bollywood films, seven ELEVEN workers, six IT graduates, five indian games, four Hare Krishnas, three buttered chickens, two nosy in-laws and a totally insufficient dowry.

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
Ten minute yoga (Think the lotus, feel the lotus, drive the Lotus!), nine telemarketers, eight Bollywood films, seven ELEVEN workers, six IT graduates, five indian games, four Hare Krishnas, three buttered chickens, two nosy in-laws and a totally insufficient dowry.

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
Eleven syllable names (PEESARAVANMUTHUDUBBLDECKERBUS), ten minute yoga, nine telemarketers, eight Bollywood films, seven ELEVEN workers, six IT graduates, five indian games, four Hare Krishnas, three buttered chickens, two nosy in-laws and a totally insufficient dowry.

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
Twelve cricket ball tamperers (I was simply correcting the stitching!), eleven syllable names, ten minute yoga, nine telemarketers, eight Bollywood films, seven ELEVEN workers, six IT graduates, five … minutes of fame, four Hare Krishnas, three buttered chickens, two nosy in-laws and a totally insufficient dowry.

TOUCH DOWN!

Bleibt mir nur noch, Frohe Weihnachten zu wünschen.